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My Jewish Wedding, My Formal Jewish Education

By Ryan Mount

This week, I was asked by a co-worker about my Bar Mitzvah. She is part of a team that is putting together a...

Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Identity, Religion, Wedding Stories, Weddings

Lessons from ‘My Basmati Bat Mitzvah’

By Rabbi Robyn Frisch

I don’t normally read books written for middle schoolers, but I was in the children’s section of my local library...

Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Books

Maya’s Inspirational Bat Mitzvah

By Joshua Troderman

The best bat mitzvah service I ever attended was my niece Maya’s in California last year. There were 200 people...

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The Blessing of the Parents

By Wendy Armon

I attended an informative and provocative session at Limmud Philly. This conference is held in several major...

Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Blessings, Synagogue

Preparing Parents For Their Child’s Bar or Bat Mitzvah

By Rabbi Ari Moffic

Our booklet, Bar & Bat Mitzvahs for the Interfaith Family, is available as an on-screen reading friendly...

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That Bar Mitzvah Video Thing

By Benjamin Maron

I admit it: when I watch bar mitzvah kids’ videos I get squeamish. I might channel the collective angst...

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Rethinking the Bar or Bat Mitzvah

By Rabbi Ari Moffic

A rabbinical student recently wrote a post for Kveller called Ban the Bar Mitzvah. In the post, he argues that...

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A Christian Bar Mitzvah?

By Benjamin Maron

I’ve watched this video a few times and I’m still not sure how I feel about this. Did you catch...

Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Family, Parenting, Religion

Jewish Dreams For Your Pre-Teen

By Rabbi Ari Moffic

As this New Year begins, we may have many hopes and dreams about what the months ahead will bring. Maybe you...

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Understanding Our Commandments

By Rabbi Ari Moffic

We are half-way through one of our online classes, Preparing for a Bar or Bat Mitzvah in Your Interfaith Family....

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A Secular Humanist Bat Mitzvah in Israel

By Rabbi Nardy Grun

1354 August 17, 2012 A Jewish family, living on the east coast, approached me in order to help them have...

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Planning a Bar Mitzvah as a Mom Who Isn’t Jewish

By Sue Repko

572 May, 2006 At the beginning of the bar mitzvah service for our oldest son, our rabbi asked the congregation...

Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Parenting, Parenting Stories

The Case of the Missing Sav, and other mysteries in the transition of American Hebrew

By Amanda Koppelman Milstein

When I was a child, I was confused. Why did my mother talk about how she had a Bas Mitzvah, while I prepared...

Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Religion & Spirituality

Reality, on a green 3×5 card

By SLP

As I pulled into the parking lot at the temple, I was amused by the fact that my van, which is being held together...

Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Parenting, Parenting Stories

On how to stop time

By SLP

Fifteen years ago, when I smashed the glass at my wedding, signaling my signing up to raise my kids as Jews...

Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Parenting Stories

I Wish Cokie and Steve Roberts Were In Our Camp

By Edmund Case

Cokie Roberts, who I love as an ABC News commentator, and her husband Steve Roberts, have published a new “interfaith...

Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Growing Up Interfaith, High Holy Days for Parents, Parenting Rosh Hashanah, Parenting Stories

Work-Arounds

By Ruth Abrams

How should synagogues and Jewish communities in general welcome interfaith families? Julie Wiener wrote a blog...

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Bar & Bat Mitzvahs For The Interfaith Family

By 18Doors

For more booklets, visit our Booklets for People in Interfaith Relationships page. According to Jewish law,...

Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Booklets

Creating a Comfortable Bar or Bat Mitzvah for Interfaith Families: Some Thoughts

By Rabbi Barbara Penzner

146 Originally published April, 2000. Republished April 20, 2011. When it comes to Jewish celebrations,...

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Educating Your Non-Jewish Audience

By 18Doors

Return to Bar/Bat Mitzvah Ideas and Primer for Interfaith Families. One of the biggest barriers for non-Jewish...

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How to Be a Bar/Bat Mitzvah Guest: Now That You’ve Been Invited, A Guide to the Synagogue Service

By Rabbi Daniel Kohn

206 ST. LOUIS, April 10 (JTA)–Congratulations! You have been invited to the Bar or Bat Mitzvah of...

Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Religion

Introduction to Bar Mitzvahs and Bat Mitzvahs

By 18Doors

(Information from MyJewishLearning.com and Judaism 101.) Return to Bar/Bat Mitzvah Ideas and Primer for Interfaith...

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My Chinese Daughter’s Bat Mitzvah

By Hedi Molnar

The contract is signed: We’ll have a luncheon after the service in an elegant room, all white and light, overlooking...

Adoption, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Parenting

Other Tips for Before the Ceremony

By Rabbi Arthur P. Nemitoff

Return to Bar/Bat Mitzvah Ideas and Primer for Interfaith Families. Teach non-Jewish family members about...

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