After New York banned nonessential gatherings, some Jewish tweens preparing for their bar or bat mitzvah began (begrudgingly) moving their ceremonies to Zoom. Kayla Levy, a Park Slope–based ...

When the world shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic and we were forced to have my twins’ b’nai mitzvah on Zoom, it ended up being a blessing in disguise. Truly, I believe that we would not have ...

As Gabe Silverman chants his Torah portion, he's intensely focused on every word. It's the culmination of months of study and the high point of his Bar Mitzvah service. The same is true for almost ...

I clearly remember the first time I imagined my son’s bar mitzvah. I had just changed his sagging diaper in the temple bathroom and was returning to my seat in the back row of the sanctuary. “Linda, ...

Zoom has quickly replaced a lot of people's local bar as the place to unwind with friends after a long day in our new hell. It's the next best thing to meeting up in-person, and yet, as fun as ...