Ron Eliran, the Israeli “Ambassador of Song,” was getting the bar mitzvah that he never had. He was 90 years old. The place was a Midtown steakhouse. The Christmas wreath on the wall signaled ...
Before dying of cancer in 2007, the late film critic Joel Siegel requested that his son, Dylan, become a bar mitzvah. This month his request was honored, with a service featuring an original play ...
“And that was a turning point for me, because I realized that I was well positioned — not financially, but personally — to meet the need.” Since then, Held has poured everything into Mitzvah Circle, a ...