Bat mitzva

Forty-eight IDF orphans mark bnei mitzvah at Western Wall

Forty-eight children who lost a parent in IDF service marked their bnei mitzvah at the Western Wall in a ceremony of unity and remembrance.

OCTOBER 21, 2025|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

An IDF orphan, wearing a beret from the Nachal Brigade, celebrating his bar mitzvah at the Kotel in Jerusalem, October 20, 2025.

Athar Aboreesh worked as a counselor on the IDFWO’s Superheroes Trip.

From Yarka to New York: An IDF Orphan’s Journey of Healing

The IDF Widows and Orphans Organization’s annual “Superheroes Trip” brings bereaved children together; for counselor Athar Aboreesh, it became a journey of healing too.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2025|ByRONNIE ROSENMAN

THE WRITER’S daughter Ya’ara Tehila, of whom he is very proud.

'The daughter of kings and queens': A letter to my daughter on her bat mitzvah

'The ya’ara has an aroma I deeply associate with the Land of Israel, and I wanted you to carry that association with you.'

SEPTEMBER 20, 2025|ByAHARON E. WEXLER

PLANNERS HAVE said that celebrations for bar and bat mitzvahs are increasingly held at unique venues, such as nightclubs in Center City, stadiums in South Philadelphia, or music venues like the Fillmore.

Inside the world of high-end bar and bat mitzvahs in Philadelphia

DIASPORA AFFAIRS: “What I always guide my clients to do is not get sucked into the mitzvah machine. And keep the focus on the child,” said Jean Kintisch, owner of Pine Hill Events.

MARCH 22, 2025|ByERIN MCCARTHY/THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER/TNS

74 bar and bat mitzvahs for deaf and hard-of-hearing youth held over Zoom

“2020 has been a particularly difficult year for the deaf and hearing-impaired population," said the International Young Israel Movement director.

NOVEMBER 30, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Deaf and hard of hearing students celebrate their bar and bat mitzvahs over Zoom amid coronavirus pandemic.

90-year-old dies of COVID-19 while preparing for 2nd adult bat mitzvah

Her shiva was conducted over Zoom, with family and friends from as far afield as Canada, Brazil and Israel sharing stories about Barat’s colorful and friendly spirit.

OCTOBER 10, 2020ByPENNY SCHWARTZ/ JTA

Visitors release balloons as they begin celebrating a bar mitzva near the Western Wall in Jerusalem in February

Bat Mitzvah has over 1,000 guests, flouting Health Ministry regulations

The bat mitzvah, held in the Shfela foothills on Thursday night, was the daughter of a wealthy businessman, and included many Israeli celebrities who took to the stage.

JULY 6, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

70-year-old woman undresses at Gilbert Gottfried’s daughter's bat mitzvah

During the Zoom bat mitzvah last week for the girl, a 70-year-old woman unwittingly removed her bathing suit and took a shower in full view of the other participants

JUNE 24, 2020ByBEN SALES/JTA

GILBERT GOTTFRIED, the star of a new documentary about himself, shown with his wife, Dara Kravitz.

Celebrating your bat mitzvah in the time of the coronavirus

Throwing candy at the computer: Such is the bat mitzvah in the coronavirus era.

APRIL 25, 2020ByJOSEFIN DOLSTEN/JTA

Lila Duke celebrated her bat mitzvah at home as more than 100 guests tuned in on Zoom

Seven years after my arrest, Israel is still in religious handcuffs

It was a crime of passion – prayer. I had been praying at the Western Wall with Women of the Wall, wearing a tallit exactly as I had since my bat mitzvah.

FEBRUARY 21, 2020ByHALLEL ABRAMOWITZ-SILVERMAN