Europe’s Bar Mitzvah Boys Embark on Uplifting Journey to the Holy Land

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1 month ago

Europe’s Bar Mitzvah Boys Embark on Uplifting Journey to the Holy Land

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In a heartwarming and spiritually enriching journey, young Bar Mitzvah boys from across Europe arrived in Israel this week for a meaningful and inspiring trip, organized by the “Center for European Rabbis” (CER). This annual trip aims to strengthen Jewish identity and reconnect participants to their Jewish roots. The highlight of the journey was a Bar Mitzvah ceremony held for dozens of boys at the Kosel • Read More, Photos

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1 year ago

Unique: First Chasidishe Bar Mitzvah Celebration In Nigeria

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A historic event was held in Nigeria last week – the first Chasidishe Bar Mitzvah celebration, for Hatomim Yosef Yitzchak Uzan, organized by the Rebbe’s Shluchim to Nigeria. In addition to a unique Bar Mitzvah celebration, the emissaries led humanitarian projects that bought clean water for thousands of local residents and strengthened educational institutions • Photo Gallery

InFocus

2 years ago

‘Crossing The Desert’ Explores a Teen’s Hachanah For His Bar Mitzvah

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‘Crossing The Desert’ is a high-quality and meticulous film adapted to each teenager and his family members, who go with him together through the transition from an enthusiastic child to a mature and responsible Bar Mitzvah boy • Full Story, Watch

Eretz Yisroel

2 years ago

Eight Boys Rescued From Arab Villages Celebrate Joint Bar Mitzvah at Kosel

Celebrating their bar mitzvah at the Kosel. Photo: Yad L'Achim

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Eight boys who were rescued with their mothers from Arab villages by Yad L’Achim celebrated their bar mitzvahs together in a moving ceremony at the Kosel • Full Story

Mexico

2 years ago

It’s Never Too Late: 102-Year-Old WWII Veteran Celebrates His Bar Mitzvah in Cozumel

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It is never too late to celebrate a Bar Mitzvah! This week at the Chabad House in Cozumel, Mexico led by the shliach Rabbi Dudi Kaplan, a 102-year-old Jew by the name of Milton Peak, agreed to put on tefillin for the first time in his life • Full Story, Photos, Video