There are few events in Jewish life as significant as a bar or bat mitzvah, the coming-of-age milestone often celebrated alongside a party for family and friends. And for such an important occasion, ...

They say a boy’s best friend is his mother. For director Nathan Silver, she’s also his muse. The comedy is loosely inspired by Cindy’s experience as a culturally Jewish woman, who at 68, enrolled at ...

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 March 26 event at The Colony included a recitation of a chapter of Psalms, an address from Rabbi Zalman Levitin and a video presentation. The four women took an eight-week bat mitzvah course prior ...