Some of the celebrations have always been extravagant, but technology, social media, and the pandemic have made them bigger than ever.

For boys, the equivalent ceremony is called a bar mitzvah and typically takes place ... and meaningful rituals. Traditional ...

Stars including Alicia Silverstone, Tiffany Haddish and the Haim sisters celebrated their Judaism as teens and continue their appreciation today Zoey Lyttle is a Society & Culture Writer-Reporter ...

Bar and Bat Mitzvah ceremonies are significant because they are seen as the time of coming of age, when a child becomes an adult. It is traditional for the boy’s father to recite a prayer of ...

Today, among his rabbinical duties as a rabbi at the Adventure Judaism Congregation, he prepares 20 students a year for B’nai ...

Traditional locations like your synagogue’s social hall or hotel ballrooms can be convenient options for a celebratory party following the bar or bat mitzvah service. But if you’re looking for ...

Planning a smaller event or forgoing some services could help with saving money. While bar and bat mitzvahs can be extravagant parties that cost $100,000 or more, they don’t have to be.

(JTA) – It seems hard to believe, but there’s never been a truly great bar/bat mitzvah movie — mostly because there just haven’t been that many bar/bat mitzvah movies, period. But after ...

Use to illustrate the preparation of a Jewish Bar Mitzvah. This could form part of a wider investigation of the Jewish tradition of Bar Mitzvah. The clip mentions in passing that Jonathan’s ...