By Elyse Wanshel
Photo courtesy of Nico Kaiser’s flickr
Hot Ideas: Having a hard time baking up a creative cake idea? We’ve got over a dozen super sweet ideas.
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By Matt Axelrod
AP / Mike Spencer
The Basics: Video tutoring seems like a great idea, but a cantor explains why it’s not a perfect substitution for face-to-face b’nai mitzvah lessons.
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By Jason Diamond
The Basics: Your coworker’s son is turning 13 and you’ve just been invited to your very first bar mitzvah. Mazel tov! But what does that mysterious word means? Here’s a few things a non-Jewish guest should know about bar mitzvahs.
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AP / Alyse Liebowitz
Highlights: Boy says his only birthday wish is to sample the forbidden fruit.
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By Jonathan Borge
AP / Dominique Taylor
Themes: Should you throw your kid a foodie-themed bar mitzvah? Did he mention names like Ina Garten and Mario Batelli when you asked him whom he wanted to invite? If so, bake him up a cooking party.
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By Matt Axelrod
Cantor Banter: Feel like you have to keep up an act for the sake of your child’s religious education? Don’t be such a drama queen.
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By Andrew Linderman
Photo courtesy of Damselfly Designs
The Basics: If you need a great event planning company, here’s the buzz of New York’s Damselfly Designs
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By Jonathan Borge
Hot Ideas: Savvy event planners have creatively embraced social media and smartphones. You should too! Here’s a few fun ways you can.
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By Elyse Wanshel
Courtesy of the Pencil Project
Mitzvah Projects: Rachel Manheim of Queens, New York collected thousands of pencils for needy kids in Malawi, Africa with the help of FedEx and the Pencil Project.
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By Matt Axelrod
Photo by Joseph Aczel
The Basics: Kids tend to think bar mitzvah preparation is about as usual as algebra — once the test is over, you will never use it again. But by coping that attitude, you miss the whole point.
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By Elyse Wanshel
AP / Matthew Mead
Highlights: Five imaginative matzo recipes that will give Passover a punch of pizzazz.
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Highlights: Want to share your joy with the world? Have your bar or bat mitzvah party featured on our site!
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By Blair Erich
AP / ASSOCIATED PRESS
Themes: Don’t have your kid wish upon a star! Grant them their wish and throw them a Disney-themed fete.
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By Matt Axelrod
Cantor Banter: Tips on how to write a d’var Torah … with or without a fountain pen.
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By Andrew Linderman
Photo courtesy of 230 Fifth
Hot Ideas: A Manhattan venue offers bar mitzvah-goers a breath a fresh air — literally!
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By Elyse Wanshel
Planning: We care about you, dear readers. We treasure you so deeply that we decided to climb a steep and treacherous mountain to find your 10 non-negotiables anyone planning a bar or bat mitzvah needs to know.
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By Elyse Wanshel
Highlights: We caught up with the very busy bee known as Mayim Bialik, and chatted about her child-star past, how her education affects her lifestyle choices, and the experience of being the first woman in her family to have a bat mitzvah.
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