Bat mitzva
'I never had a bar mitzvah,' lone soldiers from Ethiopia to celebrate at the Western Wall
The ceremony is expected to bring together soldiers and soldiers without immediate family in Israel, many of whom immigrated alone and joined the Israel Defense Forces.
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'The daughter of kings and queens': A letter to my daughter on her bat mitzvah
12-year-old girl raises NIS 70,000 for ALYN Hospital for her Bat Mitzvah
With coronavirus keeping guests from attending her coming-of-age ceremony, Yazmine Bloch requested that the gift money be donated to help children with disabilities at ALYN Orthopedic Hospital.
74 bar and bat mitzvahs for deaf and hard-of-hearing youth held over Zoom
“2020 has been a particularly difficult year for the deaf and hearing-impaired population," said the International Young Israel Movement director.
90-year-old dies of COVID-19 while preparing for 2nd adult bat mitzvah
Her shiva was conducted over Zoom, with family and friends from as far afield as Canada, Brazil and Israel sharing stories about Barat’s colorful and friendly spirit.
Bat Mitzvah has over 1,000 guests, flouting Health Ministry regulations
The bat mitzvah, held in the Shfela foothills on Thursday night, was the daughter of a wealthy businessman, and included many Israeli celebrities who took to the stage.
70-year-old woman undresses at Gilbert Gottfried’s daughter's bat mitzvah
During the Zoom bat mitzvah last week for the girl, a 70-year-old woman unwittingly removed her bathing suit and took a shower in full view of the other participants
Celebrating your bat mitzvah in the time of the coronavirus
Throwing candy at the computer: Such is the bat mitzvah in the coronavirus era.
Seven years after my arrest, Israel is still in religious handcuffs
It was a crime of passion – prayer. I had been praying at the Western Wall with Women of the Wall, wearing a tallit exactly as I had since my bat mitzvah.
Cambodian royal family celebrates first bat mitzvah
Elior Koroghli is the great-granddaughter of MH King Monivong, who ruled Cambodia until 1941.
Why did Hollywood actress America Ferrera want to convert to Judaism, have a bat mitzva?
The now 31-year-old beauty tells Late Night host Seth Meyers that in her youth, she had wanted to join the Jewish faith "for not very noble reasons."
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