What to Get: The Bar or Bat Mitzvah Gift

What gift to get for a Bar or Bat Mitzvah? The challenge with gifts for a life cycle event is ...

Blessing for Bar and Bat Mitzvah Kids Impacted by the Coronavirus

Due to the current pandemic, many young Jewish teens will not come of age surrounded by extended family and friends. This blessing is for you.

Is the Bar Mitzvah Over?

The simple answer, of course, is no. Bar/Bat Mitzvah is one of the most popular Jewish rituals in the United ...

History of Bar Mitzvah

Originally bar mitzvah meant simply "coming of age." The ceremony developed much later.

History of Bat Mitzvah

The bat mitzvah ceremony is of relatively recent vintage, with the first American observance in 1922.

The First Bat Mitzvah

Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan's daughter's modest break with patriarchal traditions created new religious options for Jewish women.

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 ...

A Humanistic Bat Mitzvah

Some families choose a nontraditional path toward adult Jewish identity and responsibility.

The Year of the Bar Mitzvahs

The “Derby Bunch”, or “Six Pack” as my parents like to call them, are a motley crew of grandkids – ...