Our daughter, Shoshana, attended some beautiful Bat Mitzvah parties this past year. When we learned the cost to host a party to celebrate her own bat mitzvah, we decided to give her options: 1. a ...

Anything and everything goes these days for bar and bat mitzvah parties, planners say. The common thread is creating an event that’s personalized, unique and memorable. Micah Topche’s family of Center ...

“You’re So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah” is the sophomore feature from “Crush” director Sammi Cohen, but the film is very much focused on a specific junior high experience familiar to Jewish kids and ...

In this op-ed, Jay Saper explores a progressive approach to Bat Mitvah, as laid out in the new book, Questions to Ask Before Your Bat Mitzvah For many Jews growing up in the wake of the Trump ...

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 ...

So you’re planning a bar or bat mitzvah? Mazel tov! You may feel overwhelmed by decisions and details. I certainly did when it was time for my son, Steven, to take part in the ritual this past ...

Eleven years ago, best friends Ariana Handelman and Marc Luban had a one-of-a-kind bar and bat mitzvah party: They built a playground in a day. On “Build Day,” Handelman and Luban—along with their ...