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, ...

Mason celebrated his 13th birthday in December 2022 with his closest friends and family. Scott, for his part, gave fans an inside look to the festivities on his Instagram Stories. "Thanks ...

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 ...

I was anxious about singing biblical Hebrew in front of so many family and friends. By the big day, I had completely ...

Thirteen-year-old Kenneth Aaron Cohen made an important step toward adulthood on April 16 -- his bar mitzvah. The bar mitzvah (bat mitzvah for girls) is a ceremony at which a child becomes responsible ...

It’s been said that when it comes to raising children, the days go slow and the years go fast. As I find myself in the thick of planning my second son’s bar mitzvah, these words ring all too true. But ...

NEWTON, MASS. (WHDH) - A 13-year-old in Newton didn’t want to let the coronavirus stop him from officially joining the Jewish community, so he moved the centuries-old ceremony online. Instead of ...

“One year has passed, yes, but it’s still hurting,” Elia Golran said about the time since his son’s canceled bar mitzvah celebration. This story is part of “One Year In,” a series documenting the ways ...

Instead of celebrating his bar mitzvah with a lavish party, Jared Rosenfarb of Parkland decided to celebrate it by packing up meals for people in need. Jared, who turns 13 on Feb. 6, was recently ...

A Columbus Orthodox rabbi has called for the abolition of the Bar Mitzvah ceremony in American Judaism on the premise that “nothing has contributed more to the adulteration of faith and the confusion ...

A 13-year-old dog is now ready for his next stage in life now that he’s had his "Bark Mitzvah." Ruth and Craig Ellenberg celebrated the milestone birthday with their beloved Havanese dog Rambo earlier ...