Flashback: Jenny Seidman
Although she says most of the details of her 1981 bat mitzvah party are fuzzy, there is one thing that native Baltimorean Jenny Seidman...
Dude, How to Attend a Bar Mitzvah as an Adult
As young people, bar and bat mitzvah parties helped us build character: awkward social interactions, quiet slow dances where you desperately try not to...
Not Your Bubbie’s Bat Mitzvah
It’s no secret that many Jewish organizations dedicate considerable energy and resources to attract new and maintain existing members of all ages. The bar...
Parshah Connects Us
By Allyson Freedman
I may have been first, but I wasn’t the best. Nearly 10 years ago, I stood on stage and uttered the first...
Bat Mitzvah: The Real Deal
Once upon a time when my now 18-year-old daughter was 12 and preparing for her bat mitzvah, she received a package of materials from...
Destination B’nai Mitzvah
Karen Feuerstein wanted her daughter to feel special on the day she officially became bat mitzvah, so she decided to break the mold and...
Out Of The Box
“You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes …” (Deuteronomy 6:8).
The verse is...
Seriously?
There’s nothing like a simcha — dressing up, partying with family and friends, enjoying a delicious meal.
Check out the great food that Bonnie and...
All Our Children
It began like any other d’var Torah.
“Good afternoon. My portion today is Vaera from the Book of Exodus,” said Joel Friedman, as he looked...
Kinderkool
It’s not always easy to find b’nai mitzvah gifts that have meaning but that will still appeal to a young teen. Fortunately, the Jewish...
