Chabad of Owings Mills Brings Meaning to Mid-Life Bat Mitzvahs
"I didn’t do it when I was 12, so why not now in my 50s," Giselle Pincever said of the 10-part bat mitzvah study...
Celebrating a Bar Mitzvah’s Golden Anniversary
When Alan Fink glanced at the calendar earlier this year and saw that the 50th anniversary of his bar mitzvah was fast approaching, he...
Area Venues Provide Perfect Spaces
When there is family coming from across the country, possibly from around the world, to attend a bar or bat mitzvah, taking a look...
Creating the Theme: ‘The Goal Is Fun’
For Heidi Hiller, owner and creative director at Innovative Party Planners in Owings Mills, creating a theme is all about the bar mitzvah boy...
Preparation Is Key
“Before anything else,” Alexander Graham Bell once said, “preparation is the key to success.”
These sage words of advice imparted by one of history’s most...
5 Go-To Venues
A bar or bat mitzvah is a once-in-a-lifetime simchah that brings friends and family together for a joyous occasion to celebrate a Jewish child’s...
Fashion! Turn to the Left
One crucial aspect of the b’nai mitzvah ceremony, not to mention post-party, is looking the part.
“Thirteen is a very tricky age,” Synchronicity Boutique owner...
Getting the Party Started
There is an art to entertaining. Stand-up comedians need timing, warm-up guys need to be able to get a crowd excited without surpassing the...
Reflecting on Bar, Bat Mitzvah Experiences
Although it was more than 21 years ago, Andy Hoffman remembers his bar mitzvah party like it was yesterday.
Hoffman, 34, owner of Gourmet Again,...
Calling All 2021 Girls!
Jessica Millman,12, held her breath as she waited to see which direction the conversation with her mother, Jennifer, was headed.
“I read an article about...
