Wedding/Bar Mitzvah Gift Giving Tips
The summer months are usually filled with life cycle events and celebrations, especially weddings and Bar/Bat...
My Jewish Wedding, My Formal Jewish Education
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’
I don’t normally read books written for middle schoolers, but I was in the children’s section of my local library...
Maya’s Inspirational Bat Mitzvah
The best bat mitzvah service I ever attended was my niece Maya’s in California last year. There were 200 people...
The Blessing of the Parents
I attended an informative and provocative session at Limmud Philly. This conference is held in several major...
Preparing Parents For Their Child’s Bar or Bat Mitzvah
Our booklet, Bar & Bat Mitzvahs for the Interfaith Family, is available as an on-screen reading friendly...
That Bar Mitzvah Video Thing
I admit it: when I watch bar mitzvah kids’ videos I get squeamish. I might channel the collective angst...
Rethinking the Bar or Bat Mitzvah
A rabbinical student recently wrote a post for Kveller called Ban the Bar Mitzvah. In the post, he argues that...
A Christian Bar Mitzvah?
I’ve watched this video a few times and I’m still not sure how I feel about this.
Did you catch...
Jewish Dreams For Your Pre-Teen
As this New Year begins, we may have many hopes and dreams about what the months ahead will bring. Maybe you...
Understanding Our Commandments
We are half-way through one of our online classes, Preparing for a Bar or Bat Mitzvah in Your Interfaith Family....
A Secular Humanist Bat Mitzvah in Israel
1354August 17, 2012
A Jewish family, living on the east coast, approached me in order to help them have...
The Case of the Missing Sav, and other mysteries in the transition of American Hebrew
When I was a child, I was confused. Why did my mother talk about how she had a Bas Mitzvah, while I prepared...
Reality, on a green 3×5 card
As I pulled into the parking lot at the temple, I was amused by the fact that my van, which is being held together...
On how to stop time
Fifteen years ago, when I smashed the glass at my wedding, signaling my signing up to raise my kids as Jews...
I Wish Cokie and Steve Roberts Were In Our Camp
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
How should synagogues and Jewish communities in general welcome interfaith families? Julie Wiener wrote a blog...
Bar & Bat Mitzvahs For The Interfaith Family
For more booklets, visit our Booklets for People in Interfaith Relationships page.
According to Jewish law,...
Creating a Comfortable Bar or Bat Mitzvah for Interfaith Families: Some Thoughts
146Originally published April, 2000. Republished April 20, 2011.
When it comes to Jewish celebrations,...
Educating Your Non-Jewish Audience
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One of the biggest barriers for non-Jewish...
How to Be a Bar/Bat Mitzvah Guest: Now That You’ve Been Invited, A Guide to the Synagogue Service
206ST. LOUIS, April 10 (JTA)–Congratulations! You have been invited to the Bar or Bat Mitzvah of...
Introduction to Bar Mitzvahs and Bat Mitzvahs
(Information from MyJewishLearning.com and Judaism 101.)
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Other Tips for Before the Ceremony
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Teach non-Jewish family members about...
Recommended Books
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The following books include additional ideas...
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