From aliens to Coachella, b’nai mitzvah party themes entertain
In the more than 25 years that her company has been planning b’nai mitzvah, Heidi Hiller, the CEO and creative director of Innovative Party...
Family adapts to COVID by scheduling bar mitzvah ceremony, party for different dates
For 13-year-old Zachary Burrows, the pandemic hasn’t only changed the way he goes to school and socializes. To keep attendees safe from coronavirus, he...
How to make a Zoom bar or bat mitzvah work for your family
By Jennifer Zwilling and Jon Rosenwasser
In March, just as the pandemic was forcing a shutdown of most routine social and economic activity in the...
Of Birthright and B’nai Mitzvahs: Israel Trips Offer a Coming-of-Age Experience
It is of course a momentous day whenever a maturing Jewish boy or girl has their bar or bat mitzvah and, with it, takes...
When Emergencies Strike B’nai Mitzvahs
It’s the morning of your child’s big day. The caterers have started cooking, the venue has put up decorations, and family is starting to...
Finding Her Voice: Why These Women Chose to Have Bat Mitzvahs as Adults
In the Jewish community, there are some axioms (perhaps unspoken) that we don’t think about much. Rugelach is best right out of the oven....
From Trampolines to Monkeys: Choosing a Venue for a Bar/Bat Mitzvah
When it comes to a child’s bar or bat mitzvah, it can be a stressful time. So many choices to be made! One of...
Young Holocaust Victim Remembered in Bar Mitzvah Project
Gavin Jacob Kaplan may be a young man of few words, but he has dedicated himself and his recent bar mitzvah project to making...
Ketubah Artists Continue a Centuries Old Craft
The ketubah, the marriage contract for Jewish weddings outlining the responsibilities of the groom to the bride, has long been an outlet for artists...
Unaffiliated Jews get Creative for Bar and Bat Mitzvahs
There was no question that the Danskys of Livingston, N.J., were going to have their children bar and bat mitzvahed.
There was also no question...
