Great Neck Jewish community hosts bat mitzvah in J’lem for 22 terror victims “We added the celebration to our itinerary and it was one of the main highlights of our trip." Sharon Altshul March 15, 2024
Curaçao or bust: A destination bat mitzvah scheduled for Israel goes Caribbean “We thought to ourselves, where can we go that’s as meaningful as the Kotel, but can accommodate us on such short notice?” recalled Elizabeth Kittrie. Alan Smason Feb. 6, 2024
Israeli boy orphaned by Hamas attack to mark bar mitzvah Ariel Zohar was saved from the Oct. 7 massacre because he went for a run. Dec. 6, 2023
The utopian Jewish life of ‘You’re So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah’ Jews of every color and age find the Jewish joy we all crave. It’s a window into our own idealized lives. Samantha Vinokor-Meinrath Sept. 8, 2023
Hunter Biden prays for ‘just’ judges at nephew’s bar mitzvah Under investigation, he read a prayer for U.S. leaders in front of a congregation in Georgia. Aug. 21, 2023
Jewish Jamboree: Three Scouts celebrate bar mitzvahs among friends “I was kind of nervous when I first was called up,” said 14-year-old Gabriel Green gas. “But after I finished, I felt proud and I was really glad I did it.” Aug. 1, 2023
13 years after saving infant, medics join ‘miracle’ bar mitzvah Shmuel Kovetzik was born unconscious and without a pulse, and Magen David Adom medics spent a harrowing 10 minutes working to get his heart beating again. Pesach Benson July 24, 2023
Drawing the wrong conclusions from a Western Wall outrage The assault on bar mitzvahs at the Western Wall’s egalitarian prayer area was neither “anti-Semitism” nor proof that all Orthodox Jews hate the non-Orthodox. But it does reflect a problem. Jonathan S. Tobin July 11, 2022
B’nai mitzvah program for teens with disabilities is ‘inspiring every time’ Ronen Bar-Abraham, director of Adraba-The Shirley Lowy Center for Children with Disabilities, says it was founded “to fulfill an unmet need in Israel.” Howard Blas June 21, 2022