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bar mitzvah
A Zoom Rockman illustration from the book.
August 2, 2023, 3:37 pm
Children’s literature comes of age with Ivor Baddiel’s bonkers new book
Everything that could possibly go wrong at a bar mitzvah does go wrong in the author's madcap new novel.
By Candice Krieger
Nathan Cohen with Rabbi Yochanan Peirera
May 18, 2017, 12:37 pm
Why I was circumcised for my barmitzvah
Having a brit milah later in life is a nerve-racking experience, especially for a 13-year-old boy about to reach his religious milestone.
By Naomi Frankel
Jews of colour include famous rapper Drake
March 3, 2017, 2:25 pm
Drake and Jamie Foxx perform at flashy bar mitzvah that shocked Netherlands
Dutch tabloids recently had to teach their readers about bar mitzvahs, as two stars came to town
By Cnaan Liphshiz (JTA)
Bob Dylan, third from left, with his son Jesse, in the white tallis on right, at the Western Wall in September 1983. (Facebook)
October 14, 2016, 12:37 pm
Nobel Prize winner Bob Dylan’s top five Jewish moments
This week saw the Jewish music legend recognised, so here's a look back at his interesting relationship with Judaism
By JTA
Max Heller with Jacalyn Sank Da Costa
September 14, 2016, 12:13 pm
Bar and batmitzvah project with Ethiopian Jews raises £40,000
Jewish Londoners preparing for their coming of age helped raise funds for the Ethiopian-Israeli community in Haifa
By Stephen Oryszczuk
With Rabbi Mendy Korer (l) with Samuel Lyons (r) after the bar mitzvah boy laid tefillin
June 22, 2016, 5:33 pm
Bar Blitzvah: 85-year-old finally makes up for missing big day
East Ender Samuel Lyons proves it’s never too late to have your bar mitzvah, after Hitler’s bombs cancelled his first attempt
By Menachem Posner
Michael Douglas
May 23, 2016, 2:03 pm
Hollywood star Michael Douglas ‘deeply touched’ by son’s engagement with Judaism
The film star decided to give his son a barmitzvah after he showed an interest in becoming more involved in his faith
By Stephen Oryszczuk
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