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bar mitzvah

Kevin Hoffman is hoisted in the air at the celebration of his bar mitzvah
(Photo/Cheryl Bigman)
Posted inJewish Life

This grief-stricken family got the chance to celebrate with ‘Wish Mitzvah’

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky November 27, 2017November 28, 2017
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Posted inColumns

Simple, biblical advice on keeping Jews learning after bar mitzvah

Rabbi Shlomo Zarchi by Rabbi Shlomo Zarchi August 10, 2017August 10, 2017
a generic image of a girl reading from the Torah
Posted inAdvice Mensch, Columns, Education, Kids & Family, Milestones, Religion, Jewish Life

If her Hebrew isn’t up to snuff, can bat mitzvah wait a year?

Jonathan Harris by Jonathan Harris July 26, 2017July 24, 2017
Sammy Paykel reads from the Torah as his parents Neela and Joe Paykel (from left), Rabbi Alissa Forrest Miller and Cantor Leigh Korn look on.
Posted inCommunity, Education, Kids & Family, Milestones, Jewish Life

Celebrating b’nai mitzvah in Israel becoming a tradition for Temple Isaiah families

Elissa Einhorn by Elissa Einhorn July 21, 2017July 24, 2017
the three of them stand outside in the sun in front of a table with an open torah school on it
Posted inBay Area

B’nai mitzvah, their way: Tawonga program hands teens ‘keys to their Judaism’

Alissa Greenberg by Alissa Greenberg May 28, 2017May 11, 2026
a boy cradles a Torah scroll in front of the wall
Posted inColumns, Jewish Life, Parenting

Worries melt away after unforgettable Israel bar mitzvah

by Nicki Gilbert March 10, 2017
image of people waving their hands in the air at a party
Posted inMilestones

Lifecycles for the week of Feb. 24, 2017

by J. Staff February 22, 2017March 8, 2018
image of people waving their hands in the air at a party
Posted inJewish Life

Lifecycles for the week of Feb. 3, 2017

by J. Staff February 3, 2017March 8, 2018
Posted inUncategorized, Jewish Life

Finding fulfillment :Warren Hellman joins his daughter for a special double bnai mitzvah

by Joseph Amster August 28, 2009February 25, 2017
Posted inJewish Life

Enriching ritual: Program allows Orthodox girls to have a memorable bat mitzvah experience

by Amanda Pazornik October 24, 2008January 26, 2017

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