For 12-year-old Nomi Kline Solmsen, preparing for her upcoming bat mitzvah is a family affair. Her grandfather, a rabbi, is helping her learn to chant the words from the Torah. Her aunt, also a ...

Judith Kaplan, daughter of the influential rabbi Mordechai Kaplan, became the first woman to publicly celebrate the traditional Jewish coming-of-age ceremony. Becoming a bat mitzvah, or "daughter of ...

So you want to have a bar or bat mitzvah … good. Here are a few tips on how to make it through the year leading up to the big day. First, your parents will inevitably go crazy. Slowly, over time, ...

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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, ...

Yael Palmon writes for the Features team at Collider. She is a pop culture enthusiast who has spent arguably too much time in front of the TV over the years, and has strong opinions about everything – ...

The Jewish ceremony can be the setting for a sharp look at growing up. But it has too often been used for glosses that ignore the rite’s deeper meaning. By Esther Zuckerman In the Jewish faith you ...