Learning

Chief Rabbi of Belarus Now Teaching in Northeast

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At one time, Rabbi Yitzchok Wolpin was the chief rabbi of Belarus. Today, he’s got a less lofty title but, he says, no less an important job to do.

Synagogue Life

Delayed Bat-ification

A group of 11 women complete an unlikely journey to the bimah.

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Sally Friedman, Special Sections Feature

After just a few minutes of conversation, it becomes clear that they are a sisterhood. Not an official one with meetings and programs, but one of the heart and spirit. The 11 women who chose to have a group Bat Mitzvah long after their 13th birthdays shared something unique and precious last summer, something that they know will be a...

Education

Chabad School Moves In Alongside Barrack

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Bryan Schwartzman

A growing school primarily for children of Chabad emissaries has found a new home on a property owned by the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia.

Jewish Federation

Thirty Become B’nai Mitzvah During Mission Trip

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Lynn B. Edelman

From teens to grandparents, 30 men and women from the area celebrated their B'nai Mitzvah in Israel during a December 2012 mission trip organized by the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia.

B'Nai Mitzvah

The Gift Guide

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Beth D'Addono

Hearts are huge. Initials on anything and everything? Yes, please. And when it comes to a gift that never goes out of style, Apple rules. As a busy Bar/Bat Mitzvah season kicks off, 13-year-olds have very definite ideas as to what’s at the top of their gift lists. Cari Feiler Bender’s son, Max, was Bar Mitzvahed at Congregation Beth David...