Bar/Bat Mitzvah

Supporting Poverty Causes for Your Bar/Bat Mitzvah Project

The Jewish imperative of helping the needy, known as tzedakah, is among the most cherished Jewish values.

The imperative of saving a life is so great that all but three of Judaism’s religious commandments can be suspended if a life is at stake.

Jewish tradition teaches that every human being is created in the image of God and therefore is possessed of infinite worth.

Education is a deeply embedded value in Jewish tradition.

Decades after its establishment, support for Israel remains a powerful expression of Jewish solidarity and peoplehood.

Countless organizations, both Jewish and not, are dedicated to Holocaust education and supporting survivors.

Oliver Levis and his family take a DIY approach to crafting their own unique Jewish community in rural Vermont.

A kippah inspires a bar mitzvah boy to reach out and reach in.

The Talmud records Rabbi Chanina as stating, “I have learned much from my teachers, more from my colleagues, and the ...

Late this past fall, I received a special invitation in my inbox. Surrounded by bright pink, blue and yellow polka dots, ...

I had been thinking about my eldest daughter’s bat mitzvah for a long time. We belong to a Modern Orthodox ...

“Stories My Mother Never Told” is a three-part blog series dedicated to re-envisioning what it can mean for parents and ...