The 2005 young-adult novel “You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah,” by Fiona Rosenbloom, a pen name of Amanda Stern, recounts the falling-out of two best friends, Stacy Friedman and Lydia Katz, ...

A century ago, Jewish American girls gained the right to come of age ritually as their male counterparts do: with sheer terror delivering speeches and chanting ...

Helene Feldstein, 92, grew up immersed in Judaism, with a grandfather who was a rabbi and a cantor. Still, she had never dreamed of getting a bat mitzvah. “Seventy-five years ago, there was no thought ...

The Jewish ceremony can be the setting for a sharp look at growing up. But it has too often been used for glosses that ignore the rite’s deeper meaning. By Esther Zuckerman In the Jewish faith you ...

As October neared its end and my sister Elana’s bat mitzvah party got closer and closer, what had been occasional party preparations became a whirlwind of activity. Guest responses had to be obtained ...

Maddie is a freelance content creator and a Senior Resource Writer at Collider. She has a background in Media & Communications with work experience spanning several years in content marketing, ...

Some things never change, or do they? Bar and bat mitzvah parties overwhelmingly follow a recipe that everyone assumes is written in stone, said Gail Greenberg, creator of mitzvahchic.com. The only ...

Sandler, his daughters, and his wife feature in You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah, a coming-of-age tale that will bring a smile to your face. Cry nepotism all you want, but the entire brood ...