http://reformjudaismmag.org// KnowledgeDispatch http://reformjudaismmag.org/_kd/go.cfm?destination=ShowItem&Item_ID=3150 a conversation with Bradley Solmsen and Isa Aron. The two co-directors of the Campaign for Youth Engagement discuss the history of bnai mitzvah practice, why we need a bnai mitzvah revolution now, and what such a revolution will encompass. Winter 2012. Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://reformjudaismmag.org/_kd/go.cfm?destination=ShowItem&Item_ID=2970 Story of how a grandfather connected to his two grandchildren, and vice versa, through their co-creation of bat mitzvah tallitand how that led to co-creating a chuppah for the marriage of his son. Winter 2011. Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://reformjudaismmag.org/_kd/go.cfm?destination=ShowItem&Item_ID=2897 Ben Greenspan. First-person account by an eighth grader of how he co-created the film The Road Through Ohrdruf, which features the stories of both survivors and liberators of a small concentration camp called Ohrdruf 65 years after the war; the article also includes historical information and a variety of survivor memories/perspectives. Fall 2011. Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://reformjudaismmag.org/_kd/go.cfm?destination=ShowItem&Item_ID=2834 For his temple mitzvah project in preparation for his becoming a bar mitzvah, Ryan Coretz of Temple Israel, Tulsa, Oklahoma raised $60,000 to build a Habitat for Humanity house and helped construct it, too. Summer 2011. Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://reformjudaismmag.org/_kd/go.cfm?destination=ShowItem&Item_ID=2055 Jane E. Herman. How Reform congregations are providing Jewish enrichment to children with special needs; includes time-tested ways to offer them creative and fulfilling b'nai mitzvah ceremonies. Winter 2009. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://reformjudaismmag.org/_kd/go.cfm?destination=ShowItem&Item_ID=2056 Interview with Rabbi Jan Katzew. To stem the high dropout rate post b'nai mitzvah, learn from the 7-10% of Reform religious schools that retain 80%+ of students through 12th grade, all of which have key factors in common. Winter 2009. Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://reformjudaismmag.org/_kd/go.cfm?destination=ShowItem&Item_ID=1887 Elanna Seid. How my 13-year-old mentally retarded sister, who is unable to recognize letters or numbers and hold a normal conversation, was able to become a bat mitzvah. Spring 2007. Tue, 01 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://reformjudaismmag.org/_kd/go.cfm?destination=ShowItem&Item_ID=1888 Ron Wolfson. Born with a cellular disorder which robbed Avi of speech and limited his ability to learn, "his desire to serve God led to one of the most moving experiences of prayer I have ever witnessed." Summer 2003. Fri, 01 Aug 2003 00:00:00 GMT http://reformjudaismmag.org/_kd/go.cfm?destination=ShowItem&Item_ID=1889 Beth Gilbert. The son of a divorced Jewish father and Baptist mother, living with his Christian mom and step-dad, travels hundreds of miles across Kansas weekly in pursuit of a Jewish education and bar mitzvah. Spring 2003. Thu, 01 May 2003 00:00:00 GMT http://reformjudaismmag.org/_kd/go.cfm?destination=ShowItem&Item_ID=1890 Richard Joshua Bronstein. The author reflects on the kindness of his bar mitzvah tutor who walked briefly in and out of his life, but nonetheless set him "on a path towards a lifelong love of Judaism." Fall 2002. Sun, 01 Sep 2002 00:00:00 GMT http://reformjudaismmag.org/_kd/go.cfm?destination=ShowItem&Item_ID=1891 Barbara Levine. The writer asked God to heal her speech impediment. Instead, God freed her of the need to have a perfectly functioning body in order to find fulfillment and joy. Part of Focus: Medicine & Faith. Summer 1996. Thu, 01 Aug 1996 00:00:00 GMT http://reformjudaismmag.org/_kd/go.cfm?destination=ShowItem&Item_ID=1893 Danny Siegel. Highlights notable individuals who instilled ethical content into their bar/bat mitzvah celebrations. Winter 1992. Tue, 01 Dec 1992 00:00:00 GMT http://reformjudaismmag.org/_kd/go.cfm?destination=ShowItem&Item_ID=1894 Danny Siegel. Elana Erdstein's bat mitzvah project shows us just how much impact one person can have. Winter 1992. Tue, 01 Dec 1992 00:00:00 GMT http://reformjudaismmag.org/_kd/go.cfm?destination=ShowItem&Item_ID=1892 Rabbi Janet Marder. Explores the trend of bar/bat mitzvahs toward commercialism and excess and offers ways we can redeem its spiritual meaning. Winter 1992. Wed, 01 Jan 1992 00:00:00 GMT