Shelley Brown shares the story of how he ended up having a ‘dyslexic bar mitzvah’ at age 31
We don’t choose the family we are born into. And yet, during the earliest, most formative years, our immediate families have the greatest impact on our development. We are indiscriminate, emotional sponges. The environment into which we are born sculpts our values and our personalities, which govern the choices we make during the remainder of […]
Tauben: A temple in technology
A Toronto family moves their son’s bar mitzvah from Israel to the Internet.
Bar mitzvah boy substitutes party for tikun olam
In April, bar mitzvah boy Shea Schnoor and his family will be packing their bags – and their baseball gear – and heading to a remote region of Colombia, to bring baseball to an impoverished rural community.
Rosensweig: Noah’s coming of age
Avrum Rosensweig writes about the lead up to his son’s bar mitzvah.
Schwartz: Aidan’s big day
Sherri Schwartz writes about her son Aidan’s bar mitzvah.
Marmur: Coming of age in the rubble of war
In a very personal column, Rabbi Dow Marmur recalls receiving his Jewish education in Poland, post World War II.
From birth to bar mitzvah
Avrum Rosensweig looks back fondly on his son Noah’s life, from birth to bar mitzvah age.
From Yoni’s Desk: Reflections on my own bar mitzvah
The Canadian Jewish News Editor Yoni Goldstein reminisces on his own bar mitzah.
The non-traditional coming of age
Even though synagogue membership is declining, families are increasingly turning to independent clergy and tutors to mark their children’s coming of age in a Jewish fashion.
Bar and bat mitzvahs are meant to be community events
Bar and bat mitzvahs have started to become private events. However, this is an oxymoron as these events require community members.
