In many contexts, the rituals of bar and bat mitzvah have become identical, but the names of the ritual are still sexually differentiated: "bar mitzvah" for boys, and "bat mitzvah" for girls. Some ...

Chabad House Palm Beach held its second bat mitzvah milestone celebration for congregants Amy Ascher, Abigail Trenk, Sharyn Sepinwall and Sandra Siegel on March 26 at The Colony.

A Jewish congregation in Palm Beach hosted a bat mitzvah ceremony last month for four women who did not celebrate as teenagers. Chabad House Palm Beach held its second bat mitzvah milestone ...

Traditional Bat Mitzvah celebrations in banquet halls are still popular, but in recent years more and more families choose to celebrate in clubs. A celebration at the club gives the event a young ...

The first bat mitzvah ceremony was in 1922 for a rabbi’s daughter. Rabbi Meiri said there are two major things the young people experience as the result of the training and celebration.

A bat mitzvah will usually start with a synagogue service, followed by a more traditional party. Gifts are brought to the ...

An uplifting bat mitzvah party recently took place for a local 12-year-old girl with Down syndrome at Beth Moshe Congregation in North Miami. The community, including family, friends and volunteers… ...

Southern Florida’s bar or bat mitzvah party overkill is spurring some parents to pack up and take their teens to spots promising a more understated celebration. St. Thomas, Curacao, Europe and ...

Samolis is currently helping the client's younger daughter plan a Wizard of Oz-themed bat mitzvah for August. "It's their party, and we want them to be involved from the very beginning," says Samolis.

The film captures what it feels like to be 13 and have your bar or bat mitzvah party feel like the most important thing that would ever happen to you − when everyone around the temple is buzzing ...

Dozens of bereaved girls gather for group bat mitzvah celebration in Jerusalem New York-based family of Ruth Werthenschlag, 12, sponsors joint event for those who have lost immediate family ...

The b’nai mitzvah party gone wild — celebrating a bat or bar mitzvah — is another staple of the genre. “Keeping Up With the Steins” (2006), directed by Scott Marshall, ...