They say a boy’s best friend is his mother. For director Nathan Silver, she’s also his muse. The comedy is loosely inspired by Cindy’s experience as a culturally Jewish woman, who at 68, enrolled at ...

The short film "The Last Jews of Guantanamo" follows two octogenarians in Cuba who have a bat mitzvah, which they were unable to have when they were young. “Stories of joy, resilience, hard work, deep ...

Helene Feldstein, 92, grew up immersed in Judaism, with a grandfather who was a rabbi and a cantor. Still, she had never dreamed of getting a bat mitzvah. “Seventy-five years ago, there was no thought ...

Since the day The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City premiered, the franchise has been a melting pot of religions. At the time, the cast consisted of a Muslim, Christian, Jew, and Mormon housewife. The ...

A bar or bat mitzvah is a seminal moment in a young Jewish person’s life. Preparation can take as long as a year, and family comes from far and wide to experience one of the most important ceremonies ...

The March 26 event at The Colony included a recitation of a chapter of Psalms, an address from Rabbi Zalman Levitin and a video presentation. The four women took an eight-week bat mitzvah course prior ...

It was impossible to distinguish who was happier or prouder: The 10 elderly Los Angeles Jewish Health (LAJH) residents celebrating their bar and bat mitzvahs, or LAJH CEO and President Dale Surowitz.

Sophie Fraydl Davis-Yarvis will become a bat mitzvah Saturday morning, Feb. 14, at B’nai Jeshurun Congregation. Sophie is the daughter of Joanne Davis and Joel Yarvis. She is the granddaughter ...