Want to make your bar bat mitzvah party menu mitzvah-licious? Here's how.
Donate the leftovers to a food bank. Remember to make the arrangements in advance.
Invite MAZON: A Response to Jewish Hunger to participate in your meal. Learn more here.
If the celebratory meal is not going to be kosher, be certain you've made plans to accommodate those guests who do keep kosher. See these questions and answers concerning kashrut.
Incorporate foods specifically mentioned in the Torah. The dessert on this page uses figs, one of several fruits named in the Bible.
Soon, you'll be able to look for foods with the new "Tzedek" symbol on them. This symbol will be provided by a joint project of the Reform and Conservative movements. For plant food, the symbol will signify that organic methods have been used, that the environment has been protected, that employees have been paid decent wages and provided health care. For animal foods, the symbol will signify that the animals have been treated humanely, and the employees and the enviroment have been properly treated as well.
Click here to learn how to make the rest of your party mitzvah-liciously meaningful.