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What my son’s Bar Mitzvah means for Israel.

There is so much darkness in the world but the light of the Jewish people has never been brighter.

What my son’s Bar Mitzvah means for Israel.

Bar mitzvah boy treats 200 soldiers to dinner

Amichai Jackson was meant to celebrate his milestone a week after the war in Gaza began but instead chose to treat a group of soldiers to dinner.

Bar mitzvah boy treats 200 soldiers to dinner

Watch: Reserve unit celebrates 'bar mitzvah' for soldier

Soldiers from Battalion 129, a reserve unit on the northern border, hold bar mitzvah celebration for Yonatan Miller, a soldier from the US.

Watch: Reserve unit celebrates 'bar mitzvah' for soldier

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Father, younger brother of Hallel, Yagel Yaniv recite kaddish

Tzur Yehuda Yaniv, whose Bar Mizvah is tomorrow, recites kaddish mourners prayer with his father at Western Wall Memorial Day ceremony.

Father, younger brother of Hallel, Yagel Yaniv recite kaddish

120 orphans celebrate their Bar Mitzvahs in Jerusalem

Colel Chabad holds special ceremony at Western Wall allowing Israeli orphans to celebrate their Bar Mitzvahs.

120 orphans celebrate their Bar Mitzvahs in Jerusalem

UN Ambassador's son puts on tefillin for the first time

Ambassador Gilad Erdan: There are few moments as moving as when a father stands next to his son as he puts on tefillin for the first time.

UN Ambassador's son puts on tefillin for the first time

A First In 2,300 Years:

Bar Mitzvah held at ancient synagogue in Hasmonean winter palace

Special event held this week at Hasmonean Royal Winter Palaces in Jericho, a heritage site in the Binyamin Regional Council jurisdiction.

Bar Mitzvah held at ancient synagogue in Hasmonean winter palace

An oppressor from Toronto discovers "Israeli oppression"

Jason Sherman searched for the tree he planted -long distance for his bar mitzva and found a way to blast Israel - long distance. Op-ed.

An oppressor from Toronto discovers "Israeli oppression"

Netanyahu's grandson completes Talmud at bar mitzvah

Shmuel Roth, grandson of former PM Netanyahu, holds a siyum shas at his Bar Mitzvah in Mea Shearim.

Netanyahu's grandson completes Talmud at bar mitzvah

Teen star gets ‘the most expensive bar mitzvah ever’ in new film

Eli Golden spent the summer filming Netflix's '13: The Musical,' a film about a boy celebrating his Bar Mitzvah in a non-Jewish town.

Teen star gets ‘the most expensive bar mitzvah ever’ in new film

Singer surprises terror orphan

Singer Ishay Ribo surprises Segev Raz, son of terror victim Noam Raz, dedicating a song to him and dancing at his bar mitzvah.

Singer surprises terror orphan

The Shocking Gift This Bar Mitzvah Boy Asked For

Shmuel Meirson isn’t like the other 12-year-old boys in his class.

The Shocking Gift This Bar Mitzvah Boy Asked For

Son of fallen soldier celebrates Bar Mitzvah

The son of the fallen commando fighter Noam Raz toured Hebron where he participated in preparations for the coming event.

Son of fallen soldier celebrates Bar Mitzvah

Watch: Ishay Lapidot sings 'Vehi she'amda'

At a Colel Chabad event for orphaned bar mitzvah boys, MK Idit Silman goes onstage, asking singer Ishay Lapidot to sing 'Vehi she'amda.'

Watch: Ishay Lapidot sings 'Vehi she'amda'

Ori, wife of officer killed by friendly fire: Keep on living

'If Itamar had made that error, what would I want for him? And the answer is that I would want for him the strength to move beyond this.'

Ori, wife of officer killed by friendly fire: Keep on living

The Hannukah of fools

The lights mean that while Jews remain true to G-d and Torah, He would be there. Explain that to Kamala, Ben and Jerry, George Soros.Op-ed.

The Hannukah of fools

Member of Arab clan in Lod celebrates his Bar Mitzvah

"My ex-husband repeatedly tried to tear him from my hands with threats and lawsuits, but I didn’t give in. I knew that Yair was my future."

Member of Arab clan in Lod celebrates his Bar Mitzvah

School goes virtual after Chris Christie's nephew's bar mitzvah

Middle school in New Jersey goes virtual after coronavirus outbreak reported at bar mitzvah of former Governor Chris Christie's nephew.

School goes virtual after Chris Christie's nephew's bar mitzvah

Bahrain celebrates first Bar Mitzvah in 16 years

Boy reads from Torah scroll commissioned by Jared Kushner in first Bar Mitzvah in Bahrain since before he was born.

Bahrain celebrates first Bar Mitzvah in 16 years

Attorney General Mandelblit prays at Rachel's Tomb

Israel's Attorney General arrives at Rachel's Tomb to pray in honor of his grandson's Bar Mitzvah.

Attorney General Mandelblit prays at Rachel's Tomb

Boy rescued from Ramallah celebrates his Bar Mitzvah

More than 60 Jewish children who were rescued from Arab villages attended special camps run by Yad L'Achim this summer.

Boy rescued from Ramallah celebrates his Bar Mitzvah

A letter to my grandson for his bar mitzvah

A bar mitzvah letter from grandfather to grandson on humility, leadership, and striving to be the best we can be.

A letter to my grandson for his bar mitzvah

Story revealed about Rabbi Lau's Bar Mitzvah

Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau conversation with students of ORT Maalot yeshiva forced to give up bar mitzvah because of COVID-19 fear.

Story revealed about Rabbi Lau's Bar Mitzvah

To all those now celebrating life events: Rejoice

Rejoice in the event that, maybe from the technical point of view, is not going to be big, but which is going to be big in your heart.

To all those now celebrating life events: Rejoice

Israeli singer Aviv Gefen celebrates son's Bar Mitzvah

Gefen's son, named after Bob Dylan, put on Tefillin with the help of singer Eviatar Banai

Israeli singer Aviv Gefen celebrates son's Bar Mitzvah

Can the performance of a mitzva bring our people into disrepute?

Sacntifying G-d's Name and desecrating His Name are sometimes a hairsbreadth apart.

Can the performance of a mitzva bring our people into disrepute?

'Bark' Mitzvah for dogs trend persists

Rachel Paige from Los Angeles conducts 'Bark Mitzvah' for her 13-year-old dog.

'Bark' Mitzvah for dogs trend persists

MDA volunteer celebrates his Bar Mitzvah at age 48

MDA volunteer Yossi Shmulevich never heard a Torah reading before or donned Tefillin. At age 48, he finally celebrated his Bar Mitzvah.

MDA volunteer celebrates his Bar Mitzvah at age 48

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Exciting bar mitzvah for victims of hostilities at Western Wall

Victims of Hostilities Organization holds Bar and Bat Mitzvah ceremony for children affected by Islamic attacks.

Exciting bar mitzvah for victims of hostilities at Western Wall

Celebrating and longing: A Bar Mitzvah in the Salomon family

Avinoam Salomon, son of Elad who was murdered in the Neve Tzuf terror attack, celebrated his Bar Mitzvah with family and friends.

Celebrating and longing: A Bar Mitzvah in the Salomon family

Brazilian-born Holocaust survivor has bar mitzvah at age 91

Andor Stern, a survovir of Auschwitz, celebrates his bar mitzvah at Sao Paulo's oldest synagogue.

Brazilian-born Holocaust survivor has bar mitzvah at age 91

'I felt as if my father was saying, 'I'm proud of you''

A 93-year-old Holocaust survivor is celebrating his bar mitzvah on 81st anniversary of Kristallnacht.

'I felt as if my father was saying, 'I'm proud of you''

Rabbi with ALS makes cross-country trip for son’s bar mitzvah

Rabbi with Lou Gehrig's disease and unable to move travels from California to Brooklyn for his son's bar mitzvah.

Rabbi with ALS makes cross-country trip for son’s bar mitzvah

Youth from FSU, Eastern Europe celebrate at Western Wall

Watch: Youth from the FSU and Eastern Europe receive tefillin and candlesticks as part of a unique bar and bas mitzvah journey.

Youth from FSU, Eastern Europe celebrate at Western Wall

80 deaf Israeli children have bar and bat mitzvah ceremony

80 deaf and hard-of-hearing Israeli children have joint bar and bat mitzvah ceremony in Jerusalem. Jewish Agency Chair: 'Deeply emotional.'

80 deaf Israeli children have bar and bat mitzvah ceremony

20 Jewish youths rescued from Arab villages celebrate at Kotel

Youths rescued with their mothers from Arab villages come to Western Wall for special Bar/Bat Mitzvah program organized by Yad L'Achim.

20 Jewish youths rescued from Arab villages celebrate at Kotel

Watch: Boy rescued from Arab village puts on tefillin at Kotel

Two and a half years ago, A. knew he was Jewish but did not speak a word of Hebrew. Now he reads from his Bar Mitzvah Torah portion.

Watch: Boy rescued from Arab village puts on tefillin at Kotel

Jews who have left Judaism

Jews who have left Judaism

Son of executed Rosenbergs celebrates belated bar mitzvah

Chabad hosts Robert Meeropol, 'bar mtizvahs' him in spontaneous celebration.

Son of executed Rosenbergs celebrates belated bar mitzvah

Congratulations to Bennett: Son celebrates Bar Mitzvah at Kotel

Yoni, Education Minister's eldest son, celebrates Bar Mitzvah at Western Wall today. 'The most Jewish place."

Congratulations to Bennett: Son celebrates Bar Mitzvah at Kotel

'They celebrate bar mitzvah for a dog and they're called Jews?'

MK wonders in Knesset speech about Jewishness of US Reform community; 'There are people there who are doubtfully Jews.'

'They celebrate bar mitzvah for a dog and they're called Jews?'

First conviction in Bar Mitzvah lynching attempt

16 days imprisonment, 12 months conditional sentence, and compensation imposed on Arab who stole cell phone of child on the nightmare hike.

First conviction in Bar Mitzvah lynching attempt

Watch: Special Bar Mitzvah celebration for 120 orphans

Colel Chabad, Israel’s longest running social services organization, presents orphaned boys with Bar mitzvah Celebration before Passover.

Watch: Special Bar Mitzvah celebration for 120 orphans

Elderly Holocaust survivor celebrates bar mitzvah

Holocaust survivor, 83, has belated bar mitzvah to remember perished family.

Elderly Holocaust survivor celebrates bar mitzvah

A special Bar Mitzvah at the Western Wall

18 immigrants from Ethiopia celebrate their Bar Mitzvahs with US students and singing at Western Wall in Jerusalem.

A special Bar Mitzvah at the Western Wall

Second operation for teenager injured in stone attack

Family hopes young woman can participate in brother's Bar Mitzvah celebration tomorrow, after operation today following Wadi Ara attack.

Second operation for teenager injured in stone attack

Arab rioter who attempted to lynch children to face trial

First prosecution in attempted lynching of school-children on Bar Mitzvah hike.

Arab rioter who attempted to lynch children to face trial

'They threatened to kill us'

Children who were attacked by Arab mob during bar mitzvah hike speak about the harrowing experience, say the Arabs threatened to kill them.

'They threatened to kill us'

After surviving lynch mob, schoolchildren to attempt hike again

Group nearly lynched by Arab rioters during Samaria hike last Thursday is making a second attempt - and calls on the public to join them.

After surviving lynch mob, schoolchildren to attempt hike again

Father who saved children from lynch threatened

Facebook page calls for revenge, death of Jewish father who saved 25 children from violent Arab mob on Thursday.

Father who saved children from lynch threatened

Bar mitzvah for boy rescued from Arab village

Not an eye remained dry the moment the Bar Mitzvah boy donned his tefillin after being rescued from an Arab village.

Bar mitzvah for boy rescued from Arab village

Watch: Holocaust survivors celebrate Bar Mitzvah at the Kotel

45 Holocaust survivors celebrate their Bar and Bat Mitzvah at the Western Wall after being unable to do so during the war period.

Watch: Holocaust survivors celebrate Bar Mitzvah at the Kotel

Holocaust survivor celebrates bar mitzvah 80 years late

Holocaust survivor dances after reading Torah portion for the first time at age 93.

Holocaust survivor celebrates bar mitzvah 80 years late

Three ways to develop a love for G-d

Three ways to develop a love for G-d

5 students celebrate belated bar mitzvah

Chabad Vienna hosts belated bar mitzvah celebration for 5 students in business school.

5 students celebrate belated bar mitzvah

A US bar mitzvah boy watches his dream come true

Despite his illness, bar mitzvah boy succeeds in praying at Western Wall - together with singer Yaakov Shwekey.

A US bar mitzvah boy watches his dream come true

Ethiopian immigrants celebrate Bar/Bat Mitzvah for 35 children

200 members of Tel Aviv new immigrant Ethiopian community celebrate a festive Bar Mitzvah ceremony for 35 of their children.

Ethiopian immigrants celebrate Bar/Bat Mitzvah for 35 children

Watch: Soldier celebrates belated Bar Mitzvah

IDF reservist who never put on tefillin before celebrates his Bar Mitzvah with his fellow soldiers.

Watch: Soldier celebrates belated Bar Mitzvah

Jerusalem to hold 'sign language' bar/bat mitzvah celebration

Jerusalem hosts annual bar/bat mitzvah celebration for deaf children from all over Israel.

Jerusalem to hold 'sign language' bar/bat mitzvah celebration

Orphaned Bar Mitzvah boys celebrate in Jerusalem

115 orphaned Bar Mitzvah boys joined in a celebration at the Western Wall in Jerusalem.

Orphaned Bar Mitzvah boys celebrate in Jerusalem