Practical aspects of bar bat mitzvah

The initial impetus for adult bar/bat mitzvah came from men who, having missed the ceremony as adolescents, felt somehow incomplete as Jews.

Parents, educators, rabbis and student must work as a team to adjust the ceremony to the student's learning style and capabilities.

How to step in and step back.

The seventh leader of the Chabad Hasidic sect built a global outreach movement.

Traditionally, the father recited one blessing during the service, but today, parents are often much more involved.

For converted children, bar/bat mitzvah is a time for affirming their connections with Judaism.

The bar/bat mitzvah service now focuses on the child as individual, but the synagogue community should not suffer.

Um, very. A recent bat mitzvah party in Stamford Connecticut had to be cleared out by the police because 14-year-olds ...

Suggestions for adding social action to this rite of passage.