By Matt Axelrod
Cantor Banter: Itching for a new Torah portion? Instead of doing something rash, be creative.
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AP / Music Kiss
By Blair Erich
Themes: Does your kid like to rock ’n’ roll all night? Have a party that doesn’t feel e-very-day with a rockin’ theme.
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AP / KAI-UWE KNOTH
By Donna Rodolitz
Planning: Ways to deal with post-bar mitzvah planning dysphonia.
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By Matt Axelrod
Cantor Banter: Singing is a pain if you can’t belt out ‘Singing in the Rain’ like Gene Kelly, but some honors demand that you do. Here’s how to handle an aliyah.
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AP / Markus Schreiber
By Jonathan Borge
Planning: Add color to your simcha with creative stations that are sure to make it stand out.
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By Elyse Wanshel
Highlights: Throw some gefilte fish on the barbie!
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AP / Jason DeCrow
By Andrew Linderman
Hot Ideas: Or party like a Resh, Ruebem, or Rosen-star with Rockmitzvah, a band that rehearses and performs with your bar or bat mitzvah on your big day!
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AP / ASSOCIATED PRESS
By Blair Erich
Themes: Your kid’s bar mitzvah is coming faster than a speeding bullet and you need a theme in a flash — how about superheroes or comic books?
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AP / ASSOCIATED PRESS
By Jonathan Borge
Planning: Some of the big decisions you need to make while planning a bar or bat mitzvah are obvious. Others are not, and if ignored, they can create quite a mess! Don’t go bananas, we’re here to help.
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Ap / AL GRILLO
By Andrew Linderman
Mitzvah Projects: Fourteen-year-old Katie Stagliano fed the hungry — a started an organization — with a 40-pound cabbage.
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By Matt Axelrod
Cantor Banter: Examining where the word “tallis” derives from and why it’s just fine for a female to wear one.
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By Andrew Linderman
Planning: Save some money and personalize your party with a few creative DIY projects.
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