Judaism

For a Jewish family, their child's Bar Mitzvah or Bat Mitzvah is a day full of pride and joy. The celebration after the Torah service usually begins with the candle lighting ceremony, with...

Every Jewish boy who is serious about his religion must go through the bar mitzvah. It is an important moment, in which he becomes a man in the eyes of his religion. The bar mitzvah is also a...

If you have been invited to a bar mitzvah and do not know what gift to offer, don't worry. Finding the right gift to honor a young man's coming of age is a straightforward process. Armed with...

Whether or not a Jewish boy and his family choose to celebrate his bar mitzvah, on his 13th birthday he becomes a man according to Jewish tradition. That means he becomes obligated to obey the...

Mazal tov. You studied Torah and learned how to participate as an adult in the Jewish community. It's time to set aside the studying for a day and celebrate. Whether you are having a party for...

A Bat Miztvah dress should be beautiful and should stay comfortable after the religious ceremony as the party continues. Choose the best Bat Mitzvah dress with tips in this free video on Jewish...

A Bar Mitzvah is an important day in the life of a Jewish boy, and it the party should be planned around him. Plan Bar Mitzvah candle lighting with advice from this free video on Jewish traditions.

Books or literature make great Bar or Bat Mitzvah gifts. Give the best Bar or Bat Mitzvah gifts with advice from this free video on Jewish traditions.

Laying (or wearing) tefillin (scroll-filled leather boxes) is a positive ("you shall," as opposed to negative, "you shall not") commandment (mitzvah) in Judaism to be carried out by observant...

In Judaism, a bar mitzvah technically isn't something you can plan: a boy becomes a Bar Mitzvah (or a girl becomes a Bat Mitzvah) at the age of 13, when he is considered old enough to observe the...

There are two ways of lighting the Shabbat candles. One way is the traditional and most well known Ashkenazic way and the second way is the Sephardic way that Rabbi Ovadia Yosef of Israel wants to...

You've had how many years to prepare for this day? Yet with the big day only a month away, it suddenly feels like a freight train is barreling toward you, the Bar Mitzvah tutor, and your son? ...

If you want to buy a baseball cap, there are numerous variations: with or without team names, various logos, different colors, long and short bills and seasonal varieties. When you want to...

A bar mitzvah, the Jewish ceremony that marks the passage of a boy into adulthood, is a joyous time for the bar mitzvah boy and his entire family. It may be a challenge to find a gift for a...

Orthodox or Observant Judaism is a religion of action and discipline. But because it is so disciplined, it is also very hard to convert to such a lifestyle. It's a tough process, but here are some...