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 ...

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, ...

World War II broke out before he could celebrate the milestone. A month before Samuel Heider was to be bar mitzvahed, a rite of passage for every Jewish teen, World War II broke out. When the Nazis ...

I was anxious about singing biblical Hebrew in front of so many family and friends. By the big day, I had completely ...

As Gabe Silverman chants his Torah portion, he's intensely focused on every word. It's the culmination of months of study and the high point of his Bar Mitzvah service. The same is true for almost ...

“I’d like to order a cake for a bar mitzvah,” I said to the lady behind the counter at the kosher bakery. “Please put on the top, ‘Mazal tov, Spencer.'” “Your son’s name is Spencer?” she asked. “No, ...

“If my mother was here, she’d probably be saying, ‘Dayenu, enough already,'” said Dr. Eugene Gettelman, who turned 100 in June. “She’d think I was meshugge for having a fourth bar mitzvah.” Last ...

Is the Dec. 13 Style article "13 and Counting" your paper's idea of parity and balanced reporting? How peculiar that during America's annual, month-long overindulgence in Christmas, The Post found ...

Kamran Hekmati, 70, was detained earlier this year during brief trip; is held in notorious Evin prison; US calls for his ...

Gabe Silverman is sheltering at home with his family and this is the first Zoom mitzvah for Temple Shir Tikva, a congregation west of Boston. (The Silvermans) As Gabe Silverman chants his Torah ...