Providence Mayor Brett Smiley and former U.S. Rep. David Cicilline are among 13 adults celebrating late-in-life bar and bat mitzvahs.

The Jewish ritual of bar mitzvah. which marks a 13-year-old young man’s assumption of religious and legal obligations under Jewish law. Israel_photo_gallery, CC BY-ND It is a common scene on many a ...

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, ...

Louis Keene is covering the fires in Los Angeles, where he is based. Follow him on X for live updates. Rabbi Paul Kipnes swept the placemats and coffee mugs off his kitchen table, and laid a cloth on ...

Twin bnei mitzvah, Persian palace dreams, and Iranian missiles lead to an unforgettable Shabbat Zachor.

The Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebration, Judaism's rite of passage, could be delayed until after the traditional age of 13 in an attempt to keep Jews active in the religion later in life. The problem, as ...

Thirty years ago, I created my own rabbinical cottage industry — observing and critiquing bar/bat mitzvah, American style, and working on ways to improve it. Here was my basic point: American Jews ...

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 ...

Its2Cool, a party rental and event services company based in Canton, Massachusetts, is excited to announce their two new dynamic rooms for Bar Mitzvahs in the Boston area. These rooms combine modern ...