Bar 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.

Soldiers praying at the Kotel in 2013.
Welcoming guests.

Spirit of Herzl: Central Jerusalem hotel with history, comics, and charm

Bar Mitzvah in Israel.

 Bar Mitzvah in Israel: Why more families are choosing Israel for their Bar Mitzvah celebrations

Kemran Hekmati, pictured in a family photo. Iran charged the 70-year-old Jewish Iranian-American for traveling to Israel.

Iran arrests Iranian-American Jew for visiting Israel - NYT


Stepping up as a man: Teen donates 800 Nikes using $25k from bar mitzvah

Texas youth also donated footware to a local orphanage and a YWCA center for women and children.

Woman lacing shoes (illustrative photo)

Why ‘Daily Show’ host Trevor Noah had a bar mitzvah

“I lived my life as a part-white, part-black but then sometimes Jewish kid, and I didn’t understand because she didn’t make me convert," says comedian.

Trevor Noah‏

Jerusalem Grapevine: Sigd solidarity

Eyal Golan performs for new IDF recruits in Bat Yam.

World's oldest man brings in the New Year with his Bar Mitzvah

Kristal had his birthday in September. He was recognized as the world’s oldest man in March.

Yisrael Kristal

After 100-year wait, world's oldest man to celebrate bar mitzva

Yisrael Kristal missed his bar mitzva due to World War I.

Yisrael Kristal

City Notes: Rehovot gearing up for spring and Passover

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Tzemah Railway station, 2006

Google ordered to remove Brazilian bar mitzvah boy’s viral video

The court in Sao Paulo backed a lawsuit by the parents of Nissim Ourfali, who were seeking to have all the copies of the three-minute video removed from Google-owned YouTube.

Google ordered to remove Brazilian bar mitzvah boy’s viral video

Rivlin hosts 58 victims of terrorism celebrating their bar and bat mitzva

Youngsters represent a broad cross section of society from ultra-Orthodox to secular, Sephardi, Ashkenazi and Ethiopian.

PRESIDENT REUVEN RIVLIN celebrates with the youngsters at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, December 21, 2015

Miley Cyrus celebrates in a giant star of David at James Franco's bar mitzva

Franco's star-studded celebration was part of the Hilarity for Charity organization's bid to raise money toward Alzheimer's research.

Miley Cyrus attends Hilarity for Charity's annual variety show: James Franco's Bar Mitzvah, benefiting the Alzheimer's Association

Lonely teen of faith

The Jerusalem Post