Bat mitzva

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.

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.
 GAL GADOT as Evil Queen in ‘Snow White.’

Gal Gadot celebrates daughter Alma’s Bat Mitzvah with family in Instagram post

 Bat Mitzvah at the club: an unforgettable celebration with exciting attractions

Bat Mitzvah at the club: Unforgettable celebration & exciting attractions

 EVE ROSENBAUM has spent her entire career in sports -– with the NFL and mostly in Major League Baseball, where she is currently assistant GM with the Baltimore Orioles.

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Actress Carol Kane gets bat mitzvah in new film ‘Between the Temples’

Carol Kane stars in Between the Temples, a touching film about connection and transformation, exploring deep relationships and featuring a unique Israeli soundtrack.

 Actress Carol Kane arrives at the 41st Annual Chaplin Award Gala in New York April 28, 2014.

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While a bat mitzvah celebration is considered the norm for many, it is not the case for the Israeli girls of Ethiopian background, who were the majority of the 22 celebrants.

 MOTHERS CUTTING the bat mitzvah cake.

Children of fallen Israeli heroes celebrate Bnei Mitzvah event at the Kotel

The event began before noon with the religious part of the ceremony, followed by some dancing to music and a meeting with President Herzog.

 Elai Berger, brother of kidnapped IDF soldier Agam Berger, is also seen here celebrating his bar mitzvah.

Bat mitzvah girls demonstrate Israeli moral strength with hair donations - opinion

A 12-year-old girl can have her big party, but what she’ll take with her into her future are the small acts of kindness she does for others.

 THREE GIRLS proudly show their hair donations. The bat-mitzvah age is the most common for hair donations.

'Iconic Jewish Women': Ex-Israeli lawmaker writes perfect bat mizvah gift - review

Former Yesh Atid MK Aliza Lavie sets out a range of possibilities for today’s bat mitzvah girl.

 CELEBRATING A group bat mitzvah in Alexandria before Egypt began expelling its Jews in the 1950s. ‘Iconic Jewish Women’ suggests a range of creative and meaningful bat mitzvah options.

Celebrating at Jerusalem's Tower of David: A bar, bar mitzvah initiative

The museum has become a meeting point for families from the North and the South who are now residing in many of Jerusalem’s hotels.

 SPECIAL DAY: Rotem Sapir at the Tower of David

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Or Akiva Branch celebrates festive Bar Mitzvah for four celebrants.

 The Bar Mitzvah celebrations in Or Akiva

‘And Just Like That…’ star Alexa Swinton is having her bat mitzvah in Israel

It’s Swinton’s first visit to Israel, where she has many relatives she has never met before.

 THE STARS of ‘And Just Like That...’

‘Cocaine Bear’ star Alden Ehrenreich got big break after Spielberg saw him at a bat mitvzah

Ehrenreich, now 33, made a scrappy home movie that he and other friends showed at the bat mitzvah ceremony in 2009.

 DIRECTOR STEVEN SPIELBERG waves to the audience after receiving the Honorary Golden Bear Award for Lifetime Achievement at the 73rd Berlinale International Film Festival, in Berlin, on Tuesday.

A small girl with a big heart raises funds for the Michael Levin Base

Michael had always spoken about his dream to provide support for lone soldiers, which he himself lacked while in the army – and The Base does just that.

 CHAYA RECEIVES a Certificate of Appreciation from The Base.

Disney+ doc traces Idina Menzel’s rise, from the bat mitzvah circuit to Broadway

The film, directed by Anne McCabe, follows Menzel’s 2018 arena tour, along with Josh Groban, which culminated in Menzel fulfilling her lifelong dream of headlining Madison Square Garden.

 Idina Menzel performs in a scene from "Idina Menzel: Which Way to the Stage."