Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. So what is a bark mitzvah? Some are similar to the Catholic “blessing of the animals.” They’re basically a gathering of the ...

Rambo the dog celebrated his 13th birthday with a "Bark Mitzvah" which included a pet-friendly peanut butter cake, pooch-sized kippah, and a reading from his owner's Torah A Jewish family threw their ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As pets become full-fledged family members, some owners are throwing them festive “bark mitzvah” celebrations. (Illustration: Min ...

The Shalom Life Center is honoring the love pets bring to the lives of their owners Sunday with its first Bark Mitzvah. The name is a play on the Jewish coming-of-age ceremonies bar and bat mitzvahs. ...

A 13-year-old dog is now ready for his next stage in life now that he’s had his "Bark Mitzvah." Ruth and Craig Ellenberg celebrated the milestone birthday with their beloved Havanese dog Rambo earlier ...

What’s your stance on whether dogs deserve equal access to the Torah? If you don’t have one, you’re about 60 years late to the party. The first documented bark mitzvah took place in Beverly Hills, CA ...

When Jewish boys turn 13, they traditionally have a bar mitzvah, an occasion that celebrates their transition to manhood. Dexter the dog might not be the traditional candidate for such a ceremony, but ...

A pug in Brooklyn, New York, celebrated her 13th birthday in style with a "bark mitzvah," which left both the pooch and her guest equally delighted. Frankie, who recently turned 13 in human years, had ...

As pets become full-fledged family members, some owners are throwing them festive “bark mitzvah” celebrations. (Illustration: Min Heo for Yahoo News) When James turned 13, his Jewish family marked the ...