Bar/Bat Mitzvah Archives | The Lookstein Center

Bat Mitzvah Book

The Bat Mitzvah Book with blessings and itinerary. Click here. Read more

Rosh Hodesh – The Women's Holiday

This article explores the role of women and the view of Rosh Chodesh as a women’s holiday. To read the article, click here. Read more

Practical Suggestions for Activities and Programs to Aid Students' Identification with Israel

Ideas by participants of the “Engaging the Disengagement” Online Discussion and Semadar Goldstein of The Lookstein Center 1. Classroom debates: a) A soldier’s dilemma... Read more

Matan Bat Mitzvah Program – Sample Lesson on Miriam

Click here to see related source: https://www.lookstein.org/resource/miriam.pdf The Matan Bat Mitzvah program consists of ten two-hour sessions during which mothers and daughters study related... Read more

“Too Much on Our Plates”

Back in the early 50’s, my friend’s older sister, Malka, worked as secretary in one of the Bais Yaakov elementary schools. The children were,... Read more

Bar/Bat-Mitzvah Study Units

1. CHANGE — (Physical, emotional, intellectual, social, etc.) A. Students are to bring in pictures of a parent at different stages of life, from... Read more

In The Bat Mitzvah Celebration: An Annotated Bibliography

When a female child reaches the age of twelve years and one day she is halakhically a Bat Mitzvah. A search of literature dealing... Read more