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

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High school and college were a good time for me monetarily. I happen to be a pretty good Torah reader ...

The first time I officiated at a bar mitzvah was when I was the visiting rabbi at a young congregation in ...

Could an aliyah be a way to honor the sacrifices of a non-Jewish mother who raises a Jewish child?

Bamidbar is my daughter Elena’s bat mitzvah portion. As she was approaching bat mitzvah, fifteen years ago, my father was ...

Inspired by need and connection, bar mitzvah boy reaches across the globe.

I know, I should say something.  But I don’t.  I’m sorry.  Every time someone calls a joyous event a “mitzvah,” ...

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