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Links to Other Sites & Pages about Bar/Bat Mitzvah Ahavat Israel: Bar Mitzvah Aish haTorah: ABCs of Bar/Bat Mitzvah Being Jewish: The Bar Mitzvah Chabad:
Bar/Bat Mitzvah Values
Think bar mitzvah and the imagination conjures up a gourmet’s fantasy of parties and banquets. Hardly any bar mitzvah is celebrated without its accompanying festive
Guidelines for Bar/Bat Mitzvah Speeches
by Donna Jacobs Sife A friend of mine living in Washington told me a story. When her son’s bar mitzvah was approaching one of her
A Measure of Maturity
The Cadillacs were all lined up in the driveway. Minks of many colours were on display. The caterer was the best that money can buy.
How Great Was Your Bar Mitzvah?
“When was your barmitzvah?” “What was your barmitzvah sidra?” These are questions which occasionally Jewish men ask one another. In some coded way, we compare
Different Bar Mitzvah Customs
ONE TRADITION, DIFFERENT CUSTOMS The Ashkenazic experience by Rabbi David Rogut The source of the bar mitzvah celebration is based on Halacha LeMoshe MiSinai, a
Bar & Bat Mitzvah Ceremonies
He flashed a wicked little smile just before he said it; one unforgettable sentence that Mick dared to include in his bar mitzvah speech. As
Bar & Bat Mitzvah Overview
Bat Mitzvah BAR MITZVAH Bar Mitzvah is the Hebrew term for ‘son of the commandment’. It refers to the time from which a Jewish male
Death & Mourning
Fundamentally, Judaism is a happy and optimistic faith, yet it recognises that there are times when sadness overtakes a person and a process of mourning
Jewish Divorce
According to the Torah every effort must be made to preserve the sacred relationship of marriage: making peace between a husband and wife is considered
Jewish Marriage
In traditional Jewish literature marriage is actually called ‘kiddushin’, which translates as ‘sanctification’ or ‘dedication’. The word ‘sanctification’ indicates that what is happening is not
Pidyon haBen (Redemption of a First-Born Son)
Pidyon Haben is translated into English as the ‘Redemption of the Firstborn’. In the Book of Numbers 18:15-16 we read: “The first issue of the
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