Meet a few Canadian women celebrating the 100th anniversary of the bat mitzvah
When she’s called to the Torah as part of her bat mitzvah, not only will Naomi Hochman of Winnipeg become the first girl in her family to have the traditional coming-of-age ceremony, she’ll also be marking the 100th anniversary of North America’s first one ever. March 18, 1922, was when the daughter of Rabbi Mordechai […]
Orphaned Israelis celebrate bat mitzvah in Jerusalem
On Feb. 17, Colel Chabad welcomed 42 Israeli girls who had lost a parent to a gala bat mitzvah party in Jerusalem.
