These projects—and so many others—show how meaningful mitzvah work can be when students are supported in exploring what ...

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 ...

Twin bnei mitzvah, Persian palace dreams, and Iranian missiles lead to an unforgettable Shabbat Zachor.

NEW YORK (JTA) — In 3 1/2 all-too-brief years, I’ll be sitting in a synagogue pew watching my oldest son become a bar mitzvah. This milestone event will mean several things. It will mean that my ...

The event was organized by Ach Gadol (Big Brother for Lone Soldiers), a nonprofit that provides one-on-one mentorship and ...

Adam Sandler has played a wedding singer at a bar mitzvah and sang about a bar mitzvah boy. For his next piece of mitzvah-themed piece of entertainment, he, and his family, are turning into You Are So ...

It has been 90 years since Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan had his eldest daughter, Judith, stand before his congregation and read part of the week’s Torah portion in Hebrew and in English — making her the ...

Tiffany Haddish is set to explore her Jewish roots in her upcoming Netflix comedy special, Black Mitzvah. The comedian's new stand-up comedy special—Haddish's second for Netflix—comes amid the actor's ...

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 ...