U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan spoke Monday at a Manhattan synagogue about her “quasi-bat mitzvah,” her admiration for Louis Brandeis and her famous “Chinese food on Christmas Day” line. But ...

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, ...

Helene Feldstein, 92, grew up immersed in Judaism, with a grandfather who was a rabbi and a cantor. Still, she had never dreamed of getting a bat mitzvah. “Seventy-five years ago, there was no thought ...