When I celebrated my bar mitzvah, there was no cake. Today, there is no such thing as a bar mitzvah in the United States without a special cake. It can be even more complicated and expensive than a wedding cake, because bar-mitzvah cakes are often based on a particular theme.

Ben-Israel is a Visiting Master Pastry-Instructor at The International Culinary Center in New York City. He loved baking in the kitchen as a child. Memberships
He is an active member of City Harvest Food Council a New York food rescue organization.

He is known for his wedding and special occasion cakes and for his detail in sugar paste flowers. Ron Ben-Israel is an Israeli pastry chef.