B’nai mitzvah parties so dominate the social lives of teens in New York City that, according to a New York Times article, non-Jewish families are holding “faux mitzvahs” for their envious offspring. What is a b’nai mitzvah supposed to be? How did it end up like this? Read our overview to learn more, and check out the many new ways families are meaningfully enhancing their b’nai mitzvah celebrations.
Learn the traditional blessing before the Torah reading in American Sign Language
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Learn the blessing before the Torah reading in Hebrew and ASL
Blessing for passing the Torah scroll from generation to generation
Original song based on Pslams for a baby girl blessing, bat mitzvah, or wedding
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Torah blessings to be used by non-Jewish partners
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