bar/bat mitzvah
The Wilderness of Sinai
Bamidbar is my daughter Elena’s bat mitzvah portion. As she was approaching bat mitzvah, fifteen years ago, my father was ...
Bat Mitzvah Girl Speaks Volumes, Without Saying a Word
If I close my eyes and sit quietly, I can still picture the expression on her face. My breath catches ...
A Letter to Students: The Lesson of Elijah
Dearest Students,Early on in the academic year (and the Jewish New Year!), I thought it would be a poignant time ...
My X-Files Bat Mitzvah
You may have noticed we’ve had a few B’nai Mitzvah-related posts lately. We are at the start of celebrating our ...
Rachel Stern Talks About “Ban the Bar Mitzvah”
Earlier this week, Jewish parenting website kveller.com, a sister blog here on MyJewishLearning.com, published a blog post by rabbinical student Patrick ...
The ISJL at 13: Resolutions
2013 marks the ISJL’s thirteenth year of existence.Our B’nai Mitzvah Year.*We will go through many of the same things any ...