The Jewish ritual of bar mitzvah. which marks a 13-year-old young man’s assumption of religious and legal obligations under Jewish law. Israel_photo_gallery, CC BY-ND It is a common scene on many a ...

Today, together with the fragmentation, we rejoice with you from the depths of our hearts,” said Israeli President Isaac Herzog.

Paul Pfeiffer’s bar mitzvah made Jewish television history when “The Wonder Years” devoted an episode to it in 1989. Pfeiffer, played by a Jewish actor named Josh Saviano, was the best friend of the ...

There are few events in Jewish life as significant as a bar or bat mitzvah, the coming-of-age milestone often celebrated alongside a party for family and friends. And for such an important occasion, ...

After a year of learning, preparation, and personal growth, 100 outstanding teens from Jewish communities across Russia and ...

Michael Witkes, who performs as Pink Pancake, revisits his Jewish adolescence in “Today You Are a Man!” at The Tank NYC. (New York Jewish Week) – When Michael Witkes arrived at his bar mitzvah party, ...

The bar mitzvah boy read from a Torah scroll donated by Jared Kushner, who helped broker a normalization agreement between Bahrain and Israel. (JTA) — The Jewish community of Bahrain celebrated the ...

Thirty years ago, I created my own rabbinical cottage industry — observing and critiquing bar/bat mitzvah, American style, and working on ways to improve it. Here was my basic point: American Jews ...

Alicia Silverstone and her grandfather at her Bat Mitzvah; Andy Cohen at his Bar Mitzvah. One of the most meaningful cultural and religious moments for many Jewish people is their Bar or Bat Mitzvah, ...

JERUSALEM — Growing up in suburban Atlanta, Josh Fountain found time for swimming, but not for a bar mitzvah. He came to Israel this summer, one of 10,000 Jews from more than 60 countries, to compete ...

Adam Welton a.k.a. DJ Mad Hatter; photo courtesy of Adam Welton Adam Welton loves to pump up the party. So much so, he has been able to make a living out of it as DJ Mad Hatter. Whether he’s ...