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Is ‘Cha Cha Real Smooth’ the first good bar/bat mitzvah movie?
ANDREW LAPIN, JTA
• Published June 16, 2022
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The first bat mitzvah was 100 years ago. Opened doors for Jewish women ever since
Lisa Fishbayn Joffe, Brandeis University
• Published March 15, 2022
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How to host a backyard bar or bat mitzvah
HOLLY LEBOWITZ ROSSI, Kveller.com
• Published June 23, 2021
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Adult b’nai mitzvah Zoom to treasured milestone
By Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published December 17, 2020
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More ‘mitzvah,’ less ‘bar’: A lesson in silver linings
By Amy Fenster Brown
• Published August 27, 2020
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Mitzvot from the Heart: Henry Rosenblum
Mitzvot from the Heart is compiled by Elise Krug
• Published July 31, 2020
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Best of Simchas Readers Poll
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Mitzvot from the Heart: Kate Barbarash
Mitzvot from the Heart is compiled by Elise Krug, Editorial and Development Associate
• Published November 9, 2018
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Having a party? Make it a PARTY!
BY MARGI LENGA KAHN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published March 23, 2018
Temple Israel hosting bar/bat mitzvah cotillion program
Published December 29, 2016
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Bar/bat mitzvah initiative aims to engage Israeli families here
By Hannah Snidman, Staff writer
• Published June 22, 2016
It’s time to raise the bar on the bar/bat mitzvah
By Rabbi Joel E. Hoffman, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published May 26, 2016
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