Bar & Bat Mitzvah music
Songs for the aliyah, the candle lighting, the hora and the party — the bar and bat mitzvah playlist, as heard on The Kol Yehudim Show. A bar mitzvah is celebrated at 13 and a bat mitzvah at 12 or 13, year-round.
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The Bar/Bat Mitzvah songbook
Siman Tov U'Mazel Tov Hava Nagila Bar Mitzvah Song Mi Shebeirach Y'varech'cha Yasis Alayich Hora medleys Oseh Shalom
About the music
The music of a bar or bat mitzvah runs from the synagogue to the dance floor: the trope of the Torah and Haftarah reading, Siman Tov U'Mazel Tov as the family showers candy, and then the party — Hava Nagila and the hora, the candle-lighting songs, and a mix of Jewish dance hits and today's pop. Jewish musicians have written bar mitzvah songs for every generation, from novelty numbers to Chassidic singles about becoming a bar mitzvah.
The Kol Yehudim Show plays the simcha repertoire every week, so families planning a celebration can hear what a real Jewish party sounds like and find every song, with the artist, on the site.
Artists on this page
Susan Colin Lipa Schmeltzer Megama Diaspora Yeshiva Band
What music is played at a bar mitzvah party?
Siman Tov U'Mazel Tov and Hava Nagila are the essentials, usually as a hora set, alongside Jewish dance hits and the honoree's favorite pop songs; candle lighting often gets its own song per honoree.
What is the hora?
The hora is the circle dance of Jewish celebrations, danced to Hava Nagila and fast Israeli and Chassidic songs, often with the bar or bat mitzvah lifted on a chair.
Where can I hear Jewish party music online?
My Jewish Radio streams Jewish music free, 24/7, at myjewishradio.com, with the full song list of every show.
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