A reader writes: Hope you're well. We're making our first bar mitzvah in a few weeks' time, iy"H, and our son will be putting on tefillin for the first time in a couple of weeks. Just wondering what people do to mark hanachat tefillin, if anything. Do you have any ideas? In Jewish … [Read more...]
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Ideas for “Hanachat Tefillin” Ceremony
October 22, 2012 by Hannah Katsman
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Inspiring Projects for Your Child’s Bar or Bat Mitzvah
February 14, 2012 by Hannah Katsman

The best tip I heard for planning a bar mitzvah or bat mitzvah is to hope to have an average one. Of course, no one wants average or ordinary. But when you start off with the expectation that your bar or bat mitzvah is going to be special, you set yourself (and your child) up for failure. By … [Read more...]
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On Bar Mitzvah Planning
August 14, 2009 by Hannah Katsman
People like to kvetch about the extravagance of weddings, bar mitzvahs, and other life-cycle events in the Jewish community. When it becomes real, though, doing your own thing is harder than it looks. We just celebrated our son's bar mitzvah, our third so far, and I have been thinking about why … [Read more...]
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