Have you ever watched one of those “Remembering the 80s” shows on VH1 where they look back at some of ...

This month Jed Schwartz had his Bar Mitzvah. And, like many B’nai Mitzvah students, Jed gave a D’var Torah– speaking ...

“Some people will do anything to get out of synagogue on Simchat Torah” said my husband as we headed off ...

Even during times like these, small southern Jewish communities find a way

Although the bar/bat mitzvah meal is traditionally a seudat mitzvah--a meal with sacred status--extravagance has been rife for hundreds of years.

My youngest daughter will turn nine in just a few weeks, but I have already begun to actively arrange for ...

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

Creating a tallit (prayer shawl) or designing a bar/bat mitzvah invitation can add a meaningful personal dimension to the celebration.

How much do you know about this coming-of-age ceremony?

Confirmation changed the requirements for Jewish "adulthood" by moving the focus from religious practice to doctrine.