The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/bar-mitzvah/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:11:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png bar mitzvah | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/bar-mitzvah/ 32 32 Divine Providence: Serving and former mayors of Rhode Island capital celebrate bar mitzvahs https://www.timesofisrael.com/divine-providence-serving-and-former-mayors-of-rhode-island-capital-celebrate-bar-mitzvahs/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 07:51:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3779070 Brett Smiley and David Cicilline join 11 others in a group ceremony after 18 months of study for those celebrating the rite of passage as adults

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]]> ‘You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah’ draws inspiration from real celebrations https://www.timesofisrael.com/you-are-so-not-invited-to-my-bat-mitzvah-draws-inspiration-from-real-celebrations/ Thu, 24 Aug 2023 22:47:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3080001 Production designer and set director say they crashed 10 'amazing and big and outlandish and extravagant' parties to prepare for new Adam Sandler comedy

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]]> Red tape keeps non-Orthodox worshipers a stone’s throw from the Western Wall https://www.timesofisrael.com/red-tape-keeps-non-orthodox-worshipers-a-stones-throw-from-the-western-wall/ Fri, 23 Jun 2023 06:56:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3038053 5 years after stone collapse at holy site, authorities have yet to reopen access to Wall at egalitarian section; religious activists argue delay is deliberate

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]]> Sibling of slain Yaniv brothers celebrates his bar mitzvah at their graves https://www.timesofisrael.com/sibling-of-slain-yaniv-brothers-celebrates-his-bar-mitzvah-at-their-graves/ Tue, 25 Apr 2023 13:25:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3002794&preview=true&preview_id=3002794 Tzur Yaniv feted at Mount Herzl cemetery on Memorial Day; sister Rachel Yaniv addresses Knesset ceremony: 'Despite the incomprehensible price we have paid, we continue to love'

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]]> Oligarch Roman Abramovich spotted at Western Wall, reportedly for son’s bar mitzvah https://www.timesofisrael.com/oligarch-roman-abramovich-spotted-at-western-wall-reportedly-for-sons-bar-mitzvah/ Tue, 20 Dec 2022 17:04:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2903783 Tycoon, who got Israeli citizenship in 2018, was seen leaving the country in March; is said to have lost over half his fortune due to Western sanctions over Ukraine war

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]]> 10 years ago, a viral Brazilian bar mitzvah video turned club hit https://www.timesofisrael.com/10-years-ago-a-viral-brazilian-bar-mitzvah-video-turned-club-hit/ Sun, 13 Nov 2022 23:16:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2867227 Today, young people across Brazil recognize Nissim Ourfali, a Jewish boy who in 2012 became one of the country's first memes and an inspiration to DJs countrywide

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]]> Is ‘Cha Cha Real Smooth’ the first good bar/bat mitzvah movie? https://www.timesofisrael.com/is-cha-cha-real-smooth-the-first-good-bar-bat-mitzvah-movie/ Wed, 29 Jun 2022 13:59:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2784030 Despite its theme, the film doesn't have a particularly Jewish bent - which works to its advantage as it deals with the aspects of the coming-of-age ritual everyone can relate to

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]]> This private, on-demand ‘hot rabbi’ may soon be the star of her own reality TV show https://www.timesofisrael.com/this-private-on-demand-hot-rabbi-may-soon-be-the-star-of-her-own-reality-tv-show/ Sat, 28 May 2022 01:14:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2770443 Rabbi Becky Eisenstadt started b'nai mitzvah tutoring in her hometown in Bethesda, Maryland. Twenty years later, as more Jews skip the synagogue, she's made it into a mini-empire

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]]> Desus and Mero get bar mitzvahed (sort of) in their Showtime series https://www.timesofisrael.com/desus-and-mero-get-bar-mitzvahed-sort-of-in-episode-of-their-showtime-series/ Fri, 06 Aug 2021 20:44:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2595305 Eager to learn more about Jewish culture on their late night comedy show, non-Jewish Jamaican-American and Dominican-American duo recruit comedian Eric Andre, Rabbi Diana Fersko

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]]> ‘Donny’s Bar Mitzvah’ wants to be the raunchiest Jewish movie ever https://www.timesofisrael.com/donnys-bar-mitzvah-wants-to-be-the-raunchiest-jewish-movie-ever/ Fri, 26 Mar 2021 01:33:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2513777 Indie comedy released this week fails to deliver with its gross-out gags, vulgarity, and Judaism falls by the wayside, reviewer says

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]]> Famed young adult author walks hours across London to surprise bar mitzvah boy https://www.timesofisrael.com/famed-ya-author-walks-hours-across-london-to-surprise-bar-mitzvah-boy/ Fri, 29 Jan 2021 11:50:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2476260 Responding to an appreciative tweet from Mossy Simonson's father, award-winning poet Kwame Alexander shows up on family's doorstep with signed books and best wishes for the big day

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]]> Family brings ‘Technicolor Dreamcoat’ to life for bar mitzvah https://www.timesofisrael.com/family-brings-technicolor-dreamcoat-to-life-for-bar-mitzvah-matinee/ Wed, 23 Dec 2020 16:53:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2453084 Refusing to let plans be ruined by pandemic, musical theater-crazy Jerusalem family spend 6 months planning, rehearsing and filming classic in desert for single showing

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]]> Rivlin hosts bar and bat mitzvah celebration for 60 child terror survivors https://www.timesofisrael.com/rivlin-hosts-bar-and-bat-mitzvah-celebration-for-60-child-terror-survivors/ Fri, 20 Dec 2019 07:22:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2205345 Israeli president welcomes teenagers at Jerusalem residence for annual event: 'The people of Israel are with you'

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]]> Holocaust survivor celebrating bar mitzvah on 81st anniversary of Kristallnacht https://www.timesofisrael.com/holocaust-survivor-celebrating-bar-mitzvah-on-81st-anniversary-of-kristallnacht/ Fri, 08 Nov 2019 09:51:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2179012 93-year-old Fred Behrend had his original ceremony 80 years ago in Cuba, where his family had fled from Germany

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]]> Jordan shuts holy site after Israelis visit, says they prayed without permission https://www.timesofisrael.com/jordan-closes-holy-site-to-visitors-after-jewish-group-prays-without-permission/ Fri, 02 Aug 2019 14:42:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2123236 Israeli tour guide denies lack of coordination, claims group was not praying, asserts tourists were treated humiliatingly

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