Washington-area b’nai mitzvah
Adas Israel Adam Crausman B’nai Israel Congregation Alex Michael Sklar Judith Brittney Altneu Dahlia Marie Frier B’nai Shalom of Olney Joshua Kram Beth Sholom Congregation and Talmud Torah Joshua...
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Henry Modlin, a local retired podiatrist who practiced in Washington, D.C., became a bar mitzvah in 1944 at Congregation B’nai Israel, then located at 14th and Emerson Streets in Washington. On Nov. 8,...
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Mazel tov to Veda Robin of Kehilat Shalom in Gaithersburg as she was called to the Torah on Oct. 25 as a bat mitzvah.
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Jeremy Ashe
Jeremy Ashe, son of Jordana and Gregory Ashe of Potomac, became a bar mitzvah Nov. 1 at Beth Sholom Congregation and Talmud Torah in Potomac. Joining in the simcha were sisters Hannah and Sarah Ashe,...
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Gabriel Katz
Suzi and Marc Mouallem announce the bar mitzvah of their son, Gabriel Kaz Mouallem, on Rosh Chodesh Nov. 23 at Sixth & I Historic Synagogue in Washington, D.C. Gabriel is a seventh grader at The...
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Bar mitzvah in Israel gives child connection to Israel
As part of the tour, families gather at the giant menorah by the Knesset in Jerusalem, where b’nai mitzvah certificates are handed out. Photo courtesy of Israel Discovery Tours There are bar mitzvahs...
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Color in style for tallit, kippot
Leslie Kanner Photo by Geoffrey W. Melada To find out what’s hot – and what’s not – in bar/bat mitzvah gift giving this season, I checked in with Leslie Kanner, owner of Israeli Accents, the longtime...
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My bar mitzvah: Words and meaning
Mount TaborEli Zahavi via Wikimedia When I chanted the haftarah during my bar mitzvah ceremony in 1992 at Temple Rodef Shalom in Falls Church, the words carried extra meaning. That’s because a year...
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Bar/bat mitzvah Q & A
Photo by David Stuck Do I have to have a bar/bat mitzvah? If you mean, do you need to have a ceremony where you read from the Torah, give a speech and have a big party afterward, no you don’t. A boy...
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Celebrations
Alexandra Grace (Ali) Becker, daughter of Mila and Scott Becker, will become a bat mitzvah Saturday, Sept. 5, at Congregation Beth El of Montgomery County. Family members joining in the simcha are her...
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Celebrations for August 31, 2016
Rachel Meira Friedman, daughter of Amy and Michael, will become a bat mitzvah on Sept. 3 at Congregation Olam Tikvah in Fairfax. She will read Torah from parashat Re’eh. Rachel is an eighth grader at...
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Adas Israel Adam Crausman B’nai Israel Congregation Alex Michael Sklar Judith Brittney Altneu Dahlia Marie Frier B’nai Shalom of Olney Joshua Kram Beth Sholom Congregation and Talmud Torah Joshua...
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Gently! Gently!
Candy is dandy, but “13-year-old friends of a bar mitzvah boy tend to get competitive” when you give them free reign to start throwing stuff at the guest of honor. That’s the experience Rabbi Gilah...
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Going up
One thing all Jews seem to agree on is that a child’s passage into adulthood must be celebrated by the boy or girl being lifted several feet off of the ground in a chair and enthusiastically danced...
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This Bethesda teen did his bar mitzvah project halfway around the world
Building a library in Sebba became a family endeavor for the Greeleys, from left, Sali, Ethan and David.Photo by Justin Katz When Ethan Greeley started brainstorming ideas for his bar mitzvah project...
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How not to be Jacob the Bar Mitzvah Boy (or Bat Mitzvah Girl)
Vanessa Bayer plays Jacob the Bar Mitzvah Boy on “Saturday Night Live.” Screen shot from NBC. You probably don’t need to have seen Vanessa Bayer’s portrayal of Jacob the Bar Mitzvah Boy on “Saturday...
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Bat mitzvahed on Birthright
Amanda Paull, right, and Alix Hyatt, second from right, gather with friends after their 2016 b’not mitzvah on Birthright.Photo courtesy of Amanda Paull Amanda Paull, 21, was raised in a Catholic home...
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Bar and bat mitzvah food pulls into the station
With the current trend toward more individualized and streamlined meals, there are fewer buffets at bar and bat mitzvah parties. “The trend has always been to serve the adults at the function a dinner...
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How Leah Sachs changed her synagogue
Leah Sachs practices for her bat mitzvah with her mother, Heather.Photo by Jared Foretek Leah Sachs sits with her mother at their dining room table, proudly showing off her bat mitzvah workbook, and...
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My secret bat mitzvah project
The big reveal: Jessica Daninhirsch sees that her bat mitzvah video is more than just a montage of her life.Photos by Amy Rodgers I’d been keeping a secret from my daughter. A colossal one. In 2016,...
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