It was also just a good thing to do.” Many of us may think of a “typical” b’mitzvah as a service in synagogue on Shabbat followed by a big party that weekend, often at great expense. But there are ...

Elana Kamm is 13 years old and lives in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. She had her bat mitzvah at Am Yisrael Conservative ...

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, ...

It was impossible to distinguish who was happier or prouder: The 10 elderly Los Angeles Jewish Health (LAJH) residents celebrating their bar and bat mitzvahs, or LAJH CEO and President Dale Surowitz.

The director of Netflix’s new coming-of-age comedy, You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah, has a confession to make: They bowed out of their own ceremony. “I got very nervous, and didn’t have mine ...

They say a boy’s best friend is his mother. For director Nathan Silver, she’s also his muse. The comedy is loosely inspired by Cindy’s experience as a culturally Jewish woman, who at 68, enrolled at ...