How to Use bar mitzvah in a Sentence

bar mitzvah

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• Will, who pursues track and cross country, will have his bar mitzvah at the end of May.
  — Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2023
• Just the right shoe was just the right fit for a bar mitzvah service project chosen by Will Labowitz of Glencoe.
  — Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2023
• Take That performing in 2006, the same year as Elliot’s bar mitzvah.
  — Town & Country, 9 May 2023
• There was Jeffrey, a Jewish man who had yearned to be a bar mitzvah, affirming his heritage, and was able to do so.
  — Penelope Green, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2023
• Five decades ago, the luncheon for Andrew Stewart’s bar mitzvah became the first event in the Tree of Life synagogue’s social hall.
  — Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2024
• This week, our son will be traveling to Israel for the first time as part of his school’s 8th-grade trip which also coincides with his bar mitzvah year.
  — Rabbi David Baum, Sun Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2023
• Rather than have a bar mitzvah photo taken of her son, Mary commissioned an artist to create a portrait.
  — Geoff Edgers, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
• During Menzel’s early days playing weddings and bar mitzvahs on Long Island in the 1980s, her goal was to get a record deal, not land a Broadway role.
  — Ashley Spencer, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2023
• Itay, the middle son, was missing at his younger brother's bar mitzvah Saturday.
  — Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 14 Oct. 2023
• To support his family while making his films, Mr. Daum often shot videos of weddings and bar mitzvahs.
  — Joseph Berger, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2024
• Eighty years ago, my uncle Irwin Gerson celebrated his bar mitzvah in the Bronx.
  — Gil Troy, wsj.com, 14 Apr. 2023
• Lear, who was raised in a Jewish household and received a bar mitzvah, was deeply troubled by Coughlin’s racist propaganda and screeds against the Jewish people.
  — Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2023
• In one memorable scene, Ben watches a video from his own bar mitzvah and hallucinates an interaction with his young self.
  — Jourdain Searles, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Jan. 2024
• Saturday's service at Beth Shalom includes a bar mitzvah, a young man's coming-of-age initiation.
  — CBS News, 14 Oct. 2023
• Daughter-in-law Sloane Udell said the victim was a celebrator of every occasion, bestowing cards and gifts to family and friends on birthdays, holidays, Halloween, high holy days and bar mitzvahs.
  — Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2023
• Over the years, the line dance song became an international sensation, becoming a staple at school dances, sports events, Quinceanera’s, bar mitzvahs, weddings, and other celebrations across the world.
  — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 8 Aug. 2023
• Will, who pursues track and cross country, will have his bar mitzvah at the end of May.
  — Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2023
• Just the right shoe was just the right fit for a bar mitzvah service project chosen by Will Labowitz of Glencoe.
  — Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2023
• Take That performing in 2006, the same year as Elliot’s bar mitzvah.
  — Town & Country, 9 May 2023
• There was Jeffrey, a Jewish man who had yearned to be a bar mitzvah, affirming his heritage, and was able to do so.
  — Penelope Green, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2023
• Five decades ago, the luncheon for Andrew Stewart’s bar mitzvah became the first event in the Tree of Life synagogue’s social hall.
  — Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2024
• This week, our son will be traveling to Israel for the first time as part of his school’s 8th-grade trip which also coincides with his bar mitzvah year.
  — Rabbi David Baum, Sun Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2023
• Rather than have a bar mitzvah photo taken of her son, Mary commissioned an artist to create a portrait.
  — Geoff Edgers, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
• During Menzel’s early days playing weddings and bar mitzvahs on Long Island in the 1980s, her goal was to get a record deal, not land a Broadway role.
  — Ashley Spencer, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2023
• Itay, the middle son, was missing at his younger brother's bar mitzvah Saturday.
  — Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 14 Oct. 2023
• To support his family while making his films, Mr. Daum often shot videos of weddings and bar mitzvahs.
  — Joseph Berger, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2024
• Eighty years ago, my uncle Irwin Gerson celebrated his bar mitzvah in the Bronx.
  — Gil Troy, wsj.com, 14 Apr. 2023
• Lear, who was raised in a Jewish household and received a bar mitzvah, was deeply troubled by Coughlin’s racist propaganda and screeds against the Jewish people.
  — Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2023
• In one memorable scene, Ben watches a video from his own bar mitzvah and hallucinates an interaction with his young self.
  — Jourdain Searles, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Jan. 2024
• Saturday's service at Beth Shalom includes a bar mitzvah, a young man's coming-of-age initiation.
  — CBS News, 14 Oct. 2023

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bar mitzvah

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• This person, an atheist, was invited to a bar mitzvah and didn’t want to go.
  — Amy Dickinson, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Oct. 2022
• Trauben said for his son’s bar mitzvah, the family had 60 guests for a sit-down dinner without the room feeling cramped.
  — Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2022
• The strappy black frock transforms me into a bombshell heading to a bar mitzvah.
  — Liana Satenstei, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2021
• But most of the furniture had been cleared or changed, as if in preparation for a bar mitzvah sponsored by Restoration Hardware.
  — Sloane Crosley, Town & Country, 23 Jan. 2022
• His bar mitzvah drew quite a few people from across the country, including family friend Dorothy Cantor.
  — cincinnati.com, 22 Aug. 2022
• Her only appearance is in a photograph taken at Ari’s bar mitzvah, in which Marsha is holding a baby girl.
  — Connie Bruck, The New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2021
• On Saturday, most of the clan gathered to celebrate Mason Disick's bar mitzvah, a Jewish coming-of-age tradition that occurs at 13 years old.
  — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 18 Dec. 2022
• At Fieg’s bar mitzvah, Zaken approached him with the customary monetary gift.
  — Kareem Rashed, Robb Report, 26 Feb. 2022
• Tomson, born in Durban, South Africa, also had a surfing experience tied to his bar mitzvah that would prove foundational.
  — Jacob Gurvis, Sun Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2023
• His bar mitzvah day represents the culmination of years of hard work — countless hours spent studying Hebrew and Torah instead of playing outside (or getting deep into video games).
  — Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day, 31 Jan. 2023
• So when her grandson’s bar mitzvah was streamed on Zoom early in the pandemic, well before the service offered captions, Olken turned to Otter, an app created to transcribe business meetings.
  — Tali Arbel, USA TODAY, 28 June 2022
• The film follows the complicated love story that unfolds when twentysomething bar mitzvah performer Andrew (Raiff) meets a mother (Johnson) — also a producer on the film — and her daughter with autism (Burghardt).
  — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 25 Jan. 2022
• Early in their relationship, Ike throws 40-year-old Marty a second bar mitzvah—populated, of course, by Ike’s own acquaintances—to celebrate his progress.
  — Judy Berman, Time, 8 Nov. 2021
• The late actor came to the United States with his family in 1929 and, after showing off his acting chops during his bar mitzvah, spent many summers working in theater before breaking into the film and television industry.
  — Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com, 6 Apr. 2022
• This person, an atheist, was invited to a bar mitzvah and didn’t want to go.
  — Amy Dickinson, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Oct. 2022
• Trauben said for his son’s bar mitzvah, the family had 60 guests for a sit-down dinner without the room feeling cramped.
  — Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2022
• The strappy black frock transforms me into a bombshell heading to a bar mitzvah.
  — Liana Satenstei, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2021
• But most of the furniture had been cleared or changed, as if in preparation for a bar mitzvah sponsored by Restoration Hardware.
  — Sloane Crosley, Town & Country, 23 Jan. 2022
• His bar mitzvah drew quite a few people from across the country, including family friend Dorothy Cantor.
  — cincinnati.com, 22 Aug. 2022
• Her only appearance is in a photograph taken at Ari’s bar mitzvah, in which Marsha is holding a baby girl.
  — Connie Bruck, The New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2021
• On Saturday, most of the clan gathered to celebrate Mason Disick's bar mitzvah, a Jewish coming-of-age tradition that occurs at 13 years old.
  — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 18 Dec. 2022
• At Fieg’s bar mitzvah, Zaken approached him with the customary monetary gift.
  — Kareem Rashed, Robb Report, 26 Feb. 2022
• Tomson, born in Durban, South Africa, also had a surfing experience tied to his bar mitzvah that would prove foundational.
  — Jacob Gurvis, Sun Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2023
• His bar mitzvah day represents the culmination of years of hard work — countless hours spent studying Hebrew and Torah instead of playing outside (or getting deep into video games).
  — Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day, 31 Jan. 2023
• So when her grandson’s bar mitzvah was streamed on Zoom early in the pandemic, well before the service offered captions, Olken turned to Otter, an app created to transcribe business meetings.
  — Tali Arbel, USA TODAY, 28 June 2022
• The film follows the complicated love story that unfolds when twentysomething bar mitzvah performer Andrew (Raiff) meets a mother (Johnson) — also a producer on the film — and her daughter with autism (Burghardt).
  — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 25 Jan. 2022
• Early in their relationship, Ike throws 40-year-old Marty a second bar mitzvah—populated, of course, by Ike’s own acquaintances—to celebrate his progress.
  — Judy Berman, Time, 8 Nov. 2021
• The late actor came to the United States with his family in 1929 and, after showing off his acting chops during his bar mitzvah, spent many summers working in theater before breaking into the film and television industry.
  — Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com, 6 Apr. 2022

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