Chabad House Palm Beach celebrated three women who completed bat mitzvahs later in life with a ceremony at The Colony Hotel.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Jewish congregation in Palm Beach hosted a bat mitzvah ceremony last month for four women who did not celebrate as teenagers.

There are few events in Jewish life as significant as a bar or bat mitzvah, the coming-of-age milestone often celebrated alongside a party for family and friends. And for such an important occasion, ...

This article was produced as part of the New York Jewish Week’s Teen Journalism Fellowship, a program that works with Jewish teens around New York City to report on issues that affect their lives. I’m ...

In 1957 Judy Stein was the first girl to have a Shabbat morning bat mitzvah in San Francisco. It was not without controversy.

The Jewish ceremony can be the setting for a sharp look at growing up. But it has too often been used for glosses that ignore the rite’s deeper meaning. By Esther Zuckerman In the Jewish faith you ...

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 ...