Evergreen

Who we invite to a simcha (celebration) reflects our sense of family identity.

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

Although not associated with puberty, this rite represents a spiritual "coming of age" for adult Jews.

The bar mitzvah ceremony is medieval, but a bar mitzvah blessing appears nearly a millenium earlier.

A family educator offers words of advice to the family.

The terms

Reaching the age of majority was not always a requirement for commandments such as being called up to the Torah.

How Old is Old Enough?

Contemporary Bar/Bat Mitzvah Issues. The Bar / Bat Mitzvah Celebrarion. Jewish Coming of Age. Jewish Lifecycle

The bar mitzvah (and even more so the bat mitzvah) is a relatively new phenomena.