Candlemaker Jonah Aline Daniel wanted to know, “Why do people plant trees in Israel as Bat Mitzvah gifts?” They traveled to the region to learn more. Daniel said they found that some trees ...

Bar/bat mitzvah celebrations can be a small gathering ... Typically, guests provide a monetary gift, but more unique ideas, ...

A transgender man has a gender-affirming bar mitzvah in the same synagogue where he had a bat mitzvah as a teenage girl.

The boy receives gifts and there is a celebratory meal. The Bat Mitzvah is only practised by Reform and Liberal Jewish communities. The ceremony follows a similar pattern to the Bar Mitzvah and ha ...

Eliana Cole Brown will become a bat mitzvah Saturday afternoon, Sept. 14, at Congregation Mishkan Or. She attends Shaker Heights Middle School and is the daughter of Kim Cole and ...

There are a variety of reasons why someone may not have a mitzvah when they’re young: the financial pressures of a blow-out party; the relative rarity of bat mitzvahs until the 1970s ...

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Four young people on the cusp of adulthood prepare for one of the biggest nights of their lives – their Bar and Bat Mitzvah – balancing culture, religion and the chance to party. Show more ...

Each child was also given a special gift to mark the coming-of-age ceremony and the evening ... it is essential to bring light and joy to hundreds of Bar and Bat Mitzvah boys and girls, and thousands ...

BETWEEN THE TEMPLES: A cantor gets an unexpected Bat Mitzvah student — his grade school music teacher ... We’re counting on generous people like you for 129 gifts by September 27. New: Become a ...

Madonna’s 12-year-old twin daughters, Stella and Estere, celebrated their bat mitzvah surrounded by family and friends over the weekend. The “Material Girl” singer, 66, shared several photos ...