Posts Tagged: Bat Mitzvah
Robbed by Nazis of Traditional Ritual, Elderly Jews Undergo Bar Mitzvah in Melbourne Nursing Home
Seventy-five residents of an Australian nursing home celebrated their bat and bar mitzvahs on Sunday, after missing the chance to do so at age 12 and 13, because of...
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...
Terror Victim Ayala Shapira Celebrates Bat Mitzvah Six Months After Near-Fatal Firebomb Attack
On Thursday night, six months after she was severely wounded in a near-fatal terror attack, Ayala Shapira celebrated her bat mitzvah with her family, Israel's NRG news reported. The celebration was...
Paula Abdul On Visit to Israel: ‘Most Magnificent Trip I’ve Ever Taken’
Former pop-star and current TV personality Paula Abdul said in an interview Sunday with The Associated Press that her current ongoing visit to Israel is...
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...
Paula Abdul Tells Israeli President Peres She is ‘Overwhelmed’ by Visit
Israeli President Shimon Peres met Tuesday with international music and dance star Paula Abdul, who is visiting Israel as a guest of the...
Bat/Bar Mitzvahs: More Than Just Collecting Checks From Family Friends
At age 12, Sally Gottesman—now a not-for-profit consultant, largely in the Jewish community—was attuned to feminism in ways that other girls at her...
The Evolution of the Bat Mitzvah
In the 90 years since Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan's oldest daughter, Judith, became the first American girl to mark her Jewish coming-of-age in a...
