I’m guesstimating between $1-2 million,” one online pundit pontificated. “Just the Plaza ballroom buyout and food and beverage minimum for her number of guests are a massive expense.” ...
Rebecca Hessel Cohen shared behind-the-scenes moments from her daughter's milestone celebration on TikTok ...
There are few events in Jewish life as significant as a bar or bat mitzvah, the coming-of-age milestone often celebrated alongside a party for family and friends. And for such an important occasion, ...
These projects—and so many others—show how meaningful mitzvah work can be when students are supported in exploring what ...
Tiffany Haddish, the comedian and breakout star from “Girls Trip” and “Night School,” has a new stand-up special on Netflix and with it, a new religious identity. “Black Mitzvah” was released Tuesday ...
Two years before my bat mitzvah, I dressed up as a bar mitzvah boy. It was the holiday of Purim, when costumed revelers celebrate biblical Esther’s derring-do. I wore a red blouse with an oversized ...
וַיִּסֹּ֥ב שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל לָלֶ֑כֶת וַיַּחֲזֵ֥ק בִּכְנַף־מְעִיל֖וֹ וַיִּקָּרַֽע As Samuel turned to leave, Saul seized the corner ...
March 18, 2022, marks the 100th anniversary of the first bat mitzvah ceremony in the United States. Judith Kaplan, daughter of the influential rabbi Mordechai Kaplan, became the first woman to ...
In this op-ed, Jay Saper explores a progressive approach to Bat Mitvah, as laid out in the new book, Questions to Ask Before Your Bat Mitzvah For many Jews growing up in the wake of the Trump ...
My bat mitzvah was an unmitigated disaster. I’d hoped the guests would be as taken as I was with my dress, first high heels and the orange and yellow petit fours at the Kiddush. But instead, they were ...
When I walked into an on-call catering job a couple of months ago, I was genuinely thrilled to discover that we would be serving food for a bat mitzvah party. Since I had never had a bat mitzvah — let ...
It’s a multi-million-dollar mazel tov. LoveShackFancy founder Rebecca Hessel Cohen hosted a blowout bat mitzvah for her ...