March 18, 2022, marks the 100th anniversary of the first bat mitzvah ceremony in the United States. Judith Kaplan, daughter of the influential rabbi Mordechai Kaplan, became the first woman to ...

The bat mitzvah is a landmark rite of passage for Jewish teen girls. It is a time when they can prove their knowledge of Hebrew and Torah, impress their family and friends and, of course, have a huge ...

Jewish girl Me-Me introduces us to the Bat Mitzvah ceremony as she prepares to become a ‘Daughter of the Law’, learning to pray and to read the Torah in public.

There are few events in Jewish life as significant as a bar or bat mitzvah, the coming-of-age milestone often celebrated alongside a party for family and friends. And for such an important occasion, ...

And then put in a grandfather who’s about to turn 83 — second bar mitzvah age. That will yield the August 27 bat mitzvah of Alexa Shachar and the second bar mitzvah of Sam Warsoff at Temple Emanuel of ...

My bat mitzvah was an unmitigated disaster. I’d hoped the guests would be as taken as I was with my dress, first high heels and the orange and yellow petit fours at the Kiddush. But instead, they were ...

Nesya Bayewitz is stepping into young Jewish adulthood putting her pedal foot forward. The 12-year-old Teaneck sixth grader at Yeshivat Noam is leading a team 100 strong to include her 60 classmates, ...

It’s a multi-million-dollar mazel tov. LoveShackFancy founder Rebecca Hessel Cohen hosted a blowout bat mitzvah for her 12-year-old daughter, Scarlett, at the Plaza Hotel this past weekend, with some ...

(The Conversation) — Judith Kaplan became the first American bat mitzvah in 1922. The Jewish coming-of-age ceremony has become more popular for girls ever since. (The Conversation) — March 18, 2022, ...