So you’ve been invited to your first bar mitzvah or bat mitzvah…and you have questions. What actually happens during the service? What should I wear? Do I need to know Hebrew? What’s a Kiddush? A Torah? A kippah? And, perhaps most importantly… what am I supposed to DO? 

As a non-Jewish person who’s photographed well over 100 of these lifecycle events, I’ve learned a few things! Here’s what you need to know …