Bat mitzva
After an Iranian missile shattered homes, Beit Shemesh residents learn to live in limbo
Over 1,000 displaced people from Beit Shemesh were relocated to several hotels across Jerusalem, where they now attempt to piece together fragments of routine amid trauma.
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
Forty-eight IDF orphans mark bnei mitzvah at Western Wall
Twitter hashtag celebrates its bat mitzvah
On August 23, 2007, when Twitter user Chris Messina tweeted a suggestion to use the # symbol to group conversations on the micro-tweeting platform, hashtags were born.
Unaffiliated youth inspired on bar/bat mitzvah trip to Israel
Unaffiliated Jewish youth were treated to a special tour of Israel to mark their bar and bat mitzvah birthdays, marking their journey into adulthood.
A second bar mitzvah
Life lessons passed down from generation to generation.
Victims of terror come of age
The event was moderated by supermodel Esti Ginzburg, who told the young boys and girls never to give up on following their dreams.
This teen had a gender neutral b’nei mitzvah
As transgender and gender nonconforming people gain more acceptance, synagogues are having to think about how to welcome those with a diverse set of gender identities.
The oldest ever Birthright participant
Instagram celebrity CrazyJewishMom - and her daughter - just wrapped up an unforgettable trip around Israel.
Couple sues NYC hotel for ‘starving’ the guests at daughter’s bat mitzva
Without enough food, party goers resorted to desperate measures.
At Western Wall, Holocaust survivors finally celebrate their b'nei mitzva
45 men and women from the former Soviet Union belatedly mark the Jewish milestone in Jerusalem.
Agreeing to disagree: The value of religious doubt
It was clear that some of the bride’s still-religious family really had to hold back their judgment as the wedding party danced down the aisle to the music of AC/DC’s “Highway to Hell”.
Making special events more memorable
Celebrating your special day in Israel is an experience you won’t regret.