The event was organized by Ach Gadol (Big Brother for Lone Soldiers), a nonprofit that provides one-on-one mentorship and community support for soldiers serving in Israel without immediate family.

For Jewish families around the world, a Bar Mitzvah at the Western Wall is more than a ceremony. It is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Standing before the ancient stones, surrounded by family and ...

A grand Bar Mitzvah celebration was held for 123 orphaned boys from across the country, including orphans of the Gaza war. The event was organized as part of the traditional "Colel Chabad" initiative, ...

Around 20 IDF lone soldiers celebrated bar and bat mitzvah ceremonies at the Western Wall Plaza in Jerusalem on Monday morning, after completing their conversions to Judaism during their military ...

A record number of Bar Mitzvah ceremonies, approximately 300, took place throughout Monday morning at the Kotel (Western Wall) in Jerusalem's Old City. Celebrants came from Israel and abroad, ...

This year's celebration was set against a backdrop of ongoing protests and turmoil in Jerusalem surrounding the proposed judicial reform. A group of 121 orphaned boys celebrated their bar mitzvah ...

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