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Multiples of $18 is the tradition.
Give them $18- it's traditional
Any gift that you would give to a boy or girl is a suitable bar mitzvah gift. Just because it is a bar mitzvah doesn't mean it should be treated specially. Another popular bar mitzvah gift is money in multiples of 18.
you can give money to your friends if they ask for it, but if its for their birthday, try to get a little more creative
Congratulate her on her Bat mitzvah and tell her you know she did a good job on the bema. Tell her you have been thinking of her but can't make it to the bat mitzvah and that you are sending a small gift. You could find a picture of the two of you and frame it or give her a nice necklace to remind her of your friendship and her bat mitzvah.
A good Bat mitzvah gift of money really depends on how close you are to this person. The Jewish tradition is to give gifts of money in multiples of 18.
It's a Jewish tradition to give monetary gifts in multiples of 18.
close friend = $100 friend/classmate $30-$50
its your choice.
36 or 54 dollars
Obviously, it is a difficult thing to tell someone how much money they should give as an appropriate gift for a Bar Mitzvah, since everyone's financial situation is very different and every Bar Mitzvah participant expects different levels of gratitude from different people. However, $36 is perfectly appropriate as a gift to give your classmate for his Bar Mitzvah, even though it would probably be an inappropriate amount for a close, working relative.
Simply give as much as you feel comfortable with. If many family members are going, try seeing how much each person can contribute and then give everything that you have come up with.