Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of b’nai mitzvah (also called bat mitzvahs for girls and bar mitzvahs for boys), Jewish coming-of-age ceremonies typically done at age 13.
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Fast Forward Yoga Teacher ‘Incredibly Happy’ After Being Cleared of Bar Mitzvah Breast-Flashing
An Arizona yoga instructor accused of letting boys as young as 11 fondle her breasts at a bar mitzvah party was acquitted of all charges on Wednesday, court officials said. Lindsey Ann Radomski, 33, was found not guilty of 18 misdemeanor charges in Scottsdale, Arizona, city court stemming from the incident involving seven boys at…
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Fast Forward Bar Mitzvah Boy Raises Money for Parkinson’s With Kids Film Fest
(JTA) — In third grade, Ryan Levine participated in an after-school workshop on filmmaking — and he’s been hooked ever since. The 13-year-old loves getting together with his friends to act out their favorite scenes from “Star Wars,” and then editing the footage and adding on special effects. “I like how you could be really…
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Fast Forward Yoga Teacher Accused of Flashing Bar Mitzvah Boys Says They Drugged Her
An Arizona yoga teacher accused of baring her breasts at a bar mitzvah party testified that an older boy drugged and sexually assaulted her. Lindsey Radomski, who is accused of misdemeanor indecent exposure and could face three months in prison, admits she was drunk at the party in Scottsdale and allowed the seven boys to…
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The Schmooze MazelTov: Jeremy Piven Becomes A Man — Again — On Trip to Israel
Jeremy Piven is a bar mitzvah boy — again. Last week, at a private ceremony overlooking the Western Wall in Jerusalem, Piven — star of “Entourage” and “Mr. Selfridge” — celebrated his second bar mitzvah, surrounded by his friends Omri Casspi and Amar’e Stoudemire. He posted a picture to his Instagram account, writing, “Today I…
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Israel News Meet the Bar Mitzvah Boy Who Spent His $76K on Tech Lab for Israeli Kids
Thirteen-year-old Noah Helfstein decided to spend his Bar Mitzvah gift money, a whooping $76,000, not on video games or sports gear, but on an educational technology lab for underprivileged Israeli kids. The young New Yorker unveiled Thursday in Jerusalem the mobile educational center, which consists of a bus equipped with interactive technology-themed educational tools, including…
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Fast Forward Florida Lt. Governor Has Bar Mitzvah at Western Wall
Florida Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera had a bar mitzvah at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, after recently identifying publicly as Jewish. Lopez-Cantera, 42, was in Israel last week with the Republican Lieutenant Governors Association and told the Florida Sun-Sentinel that the “It definitely wasn’t planned” and that the opportunity “presented itself” for him to participate…
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Fast Forward See the Bar Mitzvah Video That Brazil Wants Removed From YouTube
RIO DE JANEIRO — Google Brazil must remove all links to a bar mitzvah video from 2012 that went viral, a Brazilian court ruled. The court in Sao Paulo backed a lawsuit by the parents of Nissim Ourfali, who were seeking to have all the copies of the three-minute video removed from Google-owned YouTube. The…
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The Schmooze That Awesome Time Drake Crashed a Bat Mitzvah
B’not and b’nei mitzvah all over the continent, prepare for some major jealousy. Drake crashed a Manhattan Bat Mitzvah this Saturday, and we weren’t invited. Our hearts may never recover. Yes, one lucky girl had the Canadian actor and rapper rap and dance with her. That’s almost as good as having Paul Rudd as your…
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