Posts Tagged: bar mitzvah
A Bar Mitzvah as a Vote of Confidence
Few matters are as misunderstood as Judaism’s “obsession with the law.” In the life of a religious Jew, not a moment goes by that he...
Children of Fallen Soldiers Celebrate Mass Bar Mitzvah
JNS.org -- Dozens of orphans of fallen Israeli soldiers, and the son of an American serviceman who died in Afghanistan, celebrated their bar and bat mitzvahs in...
World’s Oldest Man, Israeli Holocaust Survivor, Readies for Bar Mitzvah at 113
The world's oldest man turned 113 on Thursday and the Holocaust survivor living in Israel readied for the Bar Mitzvah he was denied a century...
Jewish Billionaire Throws $2 Million Bar Mitzvah for Twin Sons; Quips About Squalor of His Own Coming of Age
Billionaire businessman Nelson Peltz threw a lavish bar mitzvah for his twin sons on Saturday night, the cost of which guests estimated at $2 million, according to the...
62-Year-Old Singer Michael Bolton Celebrates Impromptu ‘Bar Mitzvah’ at Western Wall
American singer songwriter Michael Bolton was spontaneously bar mitzvahed at the Western Wall in Jerusalem during his trip to Israel last month, a rabbi revealed...
Bradley Cooper Reveals Secret to Childhood Success With the Ladies: ‘I Did Well at the Bar Mitzvahs’ (VIDEO)
Superstar actor Bradley Cooper revealed on Tuesday night that his dance moves at bar mitzvahs helped him attract girls at a young age. During a guest...
The Ties That Bind: Marking 20 Years of a Reimagined B’nai Mitzvah Process
JNS.org - In recent years, many communities have taken a fresh look at their b’nai mitzvah ceremonies. How can it be more relevant? More inspiring? And...
Seth Rogen to Throw Bar Mitzvah for Fellow Jewish Actor James Franco
Jewish actor Seth Rogen is throwing a bar mitzvah for fellow Jewish actor James Franco this October to fulfill his friend's longtime desire to observe the...
Nicki Minaj Bar Mitzvah Performance Inspires ‘Late, Late Show’ #CordenMitzvah Feature (VIDEO)
The Late Late Show with James Corden announced on Wednesday a new feature in which fans who have an upcoming bar or bat mitzvah...
Attending a Satmar Bar Mitzvah Celebration
A friend, Herman Friedman, invited me to attend the bar mitzvah celebration of his son, and I was one of a handful of non-Charedi attendees...
Putting the Mitzvah in Bar Mitzvah
JNS.org - It's 9:30 a.m. on a sunny Monday morning in the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City. Two large groups of revelers almost...
Jewish Actress Lisa Kudrow Talks Anti-Semitism, Her Son’s Bar Mitzvah in Revealing Interview
Jewish actress Lisa Kudrow opened up about her past experiences with anti-Semitism in a recent interview with the Saturday Evening Post, describing how in college...
Bar Mitzvah Video Takes Aim at ‘Country’ Living (VIDEO)
With Bar Mitzvah videos on YouTube being all the rage these days, it's no wonder an odd assortment keep popping up as young Jews look...
When the Bar/Bat Mitzvah Parents are Divorced
Although festive and meaningful events, bar mitzvahs, like weddings, are always full of anxiety and stress. Even more so when the parents of the child...
