The Jewish ritual of bar mitzvah. which marks a 13-year-old young man’s assumption of religious and legal obligations under Jewish law. Israel_photo_gallery, CC BY-ND It is a common scene on many a ...
וַיִּסֹּ֥ב שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל לָלֶ֑כֶת וַיַּחֲזֵ֥ק בִּכְנַף־מְעִיל֖וֹ וַיִּקָּרַֽע As Samuel turned to leave, Saul seized the corner ...
These projects—and so many others—show how meaningful mitzvah work can be when students are supported in exploring what ...
The Torah begins its description of lighting the lamps in the Tabernacle with the word “T’tzavveh” — “you shall command” or “you shall instruct.” That opening word echoes another familiar word: ...
On May 31, I had my Bar Mitzvah. A mitzvah means commandment. It is a good deed that one should do daily. For my mitzvah project, I collected cans to raise money for my friend Caroline Miller and her ...
One of the biggest milestones in Jewish life occurs when a child approaches his or her teen years. Considered the age of maturity, when Jewish girls turn 12 or 13 and when Jewish boys turn 13, they ...
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