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Planning a trip on your own
You will need to book your flights, hotels and ground transportation, make eating arrangements, plus arrange for the location of the bar mitzvah and the party or meal afterwards, the officiant, photographer or videographer, etc. If you don't have friends or family in Israel to steer you toward good sources (in fact, even if you do), you'll find invaluable advice in a book by two American sisters who know Israel intimately: Bar and Bat Mitzvah in Israel: The Ultimate Family Sourcebook, by Judith Isaacson and Deborah Rosenbloom.