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By InterfaithFamily
Explanation of the various ways a bar mitzvah or bat mitzvah may participate in the ceremony.
Date: 10-27-2008
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By Deborah Susser
Like most parents, I wanted my daughter to have what I had not. In my case, that meant a sense of being grounded in a particular community and tradition.
Date: 04-19-2010
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By Rabbi Arthur P. Nemitoff
Advice from a rabbi on how to prepare non-Jewish guests for a bar mitzvah or bat mitzvah.
Date: 10-27-2008
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By InterfaithFamily
Ideas for interfaith study projects for a bar mitzvah or bat mitzvah.
Date: 10-27-2008
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By InterfaithFamily
Ways your child can integrate his interfaith background into his community service project for his bar mitzvah.
Date: 10-27-2008
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By Faye Rapoport DesPres
A bar mitzvah is always a happy family event. This one was also deeply healing.
Date: 08-10-2010
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By Karen Kaduson Calloway
She started to learn Hebrew at age 60 and read from the Torah at 63. Get inspired by her love for Judaism and her non-Jewish husband’s support for her studies.
Date: 08-01-2012
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By Gateways: Access to Jewish Education
A reprint from Gateways: Access to Jewish Learning, this spotlight features the story of Rachel and her family, as she overcomes physical disabilities to access Jewish life and prepare for her bat mitzvah.
Date: 06-09-2011
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By Rabbi Steven J. Lebow
A rabbi's perspective tutoring a bar mitzvah student for his bar mitzvah, and how they worked with his different learning styles.
Date: 03-21-2013
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By Rabbi Barbara Aiello
Celebrating the bat mitzvahs of five young women in Italy.
Date: 09-21-2011