Bat mitzva
Fair is not always equal: Adapting bar, bat mitzvahs to developmental challenges - review
The goal of "A Different Spirit" is to offer practical guidance to those planning Jewish rite of passage ceremonies for youth with autism, anxiety, or other mental/physical health issues.
After an Iranian missile shattered homes, Beit Shemesh residents learn to live in limbo
In Jerusalem, a Bat Mitzvah celebration honors fatherless girls – and a long-term promise
'I never had a bar mitzvah,' lone soldiers from Ethiopia to celebrate at the Western Wall
Orthodox protesters again disrupt prayer at Western Wall as monthly ritual repeats
Thousands of black-attired young yeshiva students swarmed a group of about 100 women and a dozen men who accompanied them to the Western Wall.
American synagogues mark 100th anniversary of the US's first bat mitzvah
The first bat mitzvah in the US was that of Judith Kaplan in 1922.
Yad Vashem's Bar/Bat Mitzvah program keeps Holocaust memory alive
At Yad Vashem, concern over how the Holocaust would remain an integral part of the Jewish consciousness once there were no longer any survivors prompted the start of the twinning program.
12-year-old girl raises NIS 70,000 for ALYN Hospital for her Bat Mitzvah
With coronavirus keeping guests from attending her coming-of-age ceremony, Yazmine Bloch requested that the gift money be donated to help children with disabilities at ALYN Orthopedic Hospital.
74 bar and bat mitzvahs for deaf and hard-of-hearing youth held over Zoom
“2020 has been a particularly difficult year for the deaf and hearing-impaired population," said the International Young Israel Movement director.
90-year-old dies of COVID-19 while preparing for 2nd adult bat mitzvah
Her shiva was conducted over Zoom, with family and friends from as far afield as Canada, Brazil and Israel sharing stories about Barat’s colorful and friendly spirit.
Bat Mitzvah has over 1,000 guests, flouting Health Ministry regulations
The bat mitzvah, held in the Shfela foothills on Thursday night, was the daughter of a wealthy businessman, and included many Israeli celebrities who took to the stage.
70-year-old woman undresses at Gilbert Gottfried’s daughter's bat mitzvah
During the Zoom bat mitzvah last week for the girl, a 70-year-old woman unwittingly removed her bathing suit and took a shower in full view of the other participants
Celebrating your bat mitzvah in the time of the coronavirus
Throwing candy at the computer: Such is the bat mitzvah in the coronavirus era.
Seven years after my arrest, Israel is still in religious handcuffs
It was a crime of passion – prayer. I had been praying at the Western Wall with Women of the Wall, wearing a tallit exactly as I had since my bat mitzvah.
