• Cash – Like a wedding, cash is a welcome and traditional gift for a mitzvah party. Guests often give cash presents in increments of $18 as 18 in Jewish tradition means or symbolizes life. Be sure to pair your cash gift with a card or special message to make it personal. 
  
  
• Gift Cards – If you want to give money but also want to make it feel more personalized, try gifting a gift card to the guest of honor’s favorite store or a gift certificate to a local membership, restaurant, or community program. 
  
  
• Judaica – The most traditional bat or bar mitzvah gift is one with religious significance, as these ceremonies are religious in nature. Try shopping for religious items like shabbat candles and candlesticks, mezuzahs, menorahs, and tallit. Be sure to speak to the parents of the guest of honor to make sure you don’t buy duplicates of religious items the family already has. 
  
  
• Books – The coming-of-age period when a boy or a girl has their mitzvah ceremony is the time of greatest learning, so why not gift them a book or two? Whether or not they’re passionate readers, they will enjoy and cherish a book. Try getting them a complete set of their favorite series, a new book they haven’t read yet, or an educational book to spark learning. 
  
  
• Charitable Donations – Since the guest of honor at a mitzvah will be getting lots of gifts, make yours stand out by giving to a charity in their name. Look for a nonprofit in the local community or a Jewish organization that needs your help. Include information about the organization in the card to the birthday boy or girl and note how their gift will make a difference. 
  
  
• Jewish Cookbook – Help them continue in another Jewish tradition: cooking. Pass down delicious recipes and dishes that celebrate the history of the culture by giving them a Jewish cookbook. You can make your own with your dishes or buy one already made. 
  
  
• Games or Technology – What kid doesn’t want games or technology these days? Tech-related gifts are always appreciated, especially as they enter into young adulthood after the mitzvah ceremony and party. A new pair of headphones or their sought-after video game could be quite the coveted gift. It can be helpful to touch base with their parents, however, as they may have preferences about screen time. 

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