Bat mitzva

After an Iranian missile shattered homes, Beit Shemesh residents learn to live in limbo

Over 1,000 displaced people from Beit Shemesh were relocated to several hotels across Jerusalem, where they now attempt to piece together fragments of routine amid trauma.

|ByGIL LEWINSKY
At the scene where an Iranian ballistic missile struck Beit Shemesh, causing extensive destruction and fatalities, March 1.
Daughters of widows celebrate their bat-mitzvah at Chabad’s annual 22 Shevat event

In Jerusalem, a Bat Mitzvah celebration honors fatherless girls – and a long-term promise

At Colel Chabad’s annual 22 Shevat event, daughters of widows mark a milestone with music and joy, as organizers stress a commitment that extends far beyond a single day.

|ByRONNIE ROSENMAN
Soldiers praying at the Kotel in 2013.

'I never had a bar mitzvah,' lone soldiers from Ethiopia to celebrate at the Western Wall

The ceremony is expected to bring together soldiers and soldiers without immediate family in Israel, many of whom immigrated alone and joined the Israel Defense Forces.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An IDF orphan, wearing a beret from the Nachal Brigade, celebrating his bar mitzvah at the Kotel in Jerusalem, October 20, 2025.

Forty-eight IDF orphans mark bnei mitzvah at Western Wall

Forty-eight children who lost a parent in IDF service marked their bnei mitzvah at the Western Wall in a ceremony of unity and remembrance.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Holocaust survivor, 91, celebrates her bat mitzvah in Buenos Aires

Eugenia Unger is the only member of her family to have survived the holocaust.

APRIL 3, 2017ByJTA
Eugenia Unger

Child victims of terrorism celebrate bnei mitzva with the Rivlins

On Monday evening they continued a 15-year tradition of Israel’s presidents by hosting victims of terrorism who were celebrating their bar and bat mitzva.

DECEMBER 6, 2016ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
PRESIDENT REUVEN RIVLIN and his wife, Nechama, (center) host victims of terrorism who were celebrating their bnei mitzva last night.

Rapper Drake performs at New York bat mitzvah

Canadian-Jewish artist reportedly sang and danced with the unnamed girl on Saturday night at the Rainbow Room in Manhattan.

FEBRUARY 23, 2016ByJTA
Drake

Lonely teen of faith

JULY 5, 2015ByLEORA EISENBERG
The Jerusalem Post

After Copenhagen terror attack, Danish girl celebrates disrupted bat mitzva in Jerusalem

Hannah Bentow was celebrating at the Danish capital’s central synagogue last month when a gunman shot an Israeli-Dane security guard stationed at the entrance, forcing party-goers to run and hide.

MARCH 15, 2015BySAM SOKOL
An Israeli flag at a memorial for the victims of the deadly attacks in front of the synagogue in Krystalgade in Copenhagen

When your synagogue reaches bat mitzva

A grownup synagogue which has taken its place in the Jerusalem landscape.

JUNE 12, 2014ByBARBARA SOFER
Torah scrolls from Iraqi Jews 370

Prosecutors: Teenage boy plotted to blow up a man who hurt his older brother

Contrary to reports claiming the brother put the teen up to the crime, the indictment confirms that the boy himself initiated the attempted murder.

JUNE 5, 2014ByBEN HARTMAN
Bomb found in Bat Yam.

East meets west meets machine

The bar mitzva edition of the Tzlilei Yaldut Festival promises to delight children with its impressive lineup.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013ByBARRY DAVIS
SARIT HADAD is doing a show that is entirely designed for ch

Meet Elinor Lipman

In her essays, the novelist’s family members are introduced with prose that makes you feel like you are sitting in a recliner in her living room.

APRIL 25, 2013ByMIRIAM KATES LOCK
ELINOR LIPMAN

'Outstanding' bar mitzva speech contest launched

Contest held by Education Ministry is aimed to improve teens' writing and public speaking skills.

FEBRUARY 20, 2013ByDANIELLE ZIRI
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