(From left) Rabbi Susan Silverman, Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback, Tiffany Haddish, Aliza Rose Silverman and Billy Crystal, who is filming a movie with Haddish. (JTA/Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Netflix) Culture Comedy Tiffany Haddish’s celebrity-filled bat mitzvah, in photos Facebook Twitter Email SMS WhatsApp Share By Gabe Friedman, JTA | December 4, 2019 Tiffany Haddish celebrated her bat mitzvah Tuesday night surrounded by an array of Jewish celebrity friends, including Billy Crystal, Chelsea Handler and Sarah Silverman. The comedian, who celebrated in Beverly Hills on the occasion of her 40th birthday, released her Netflix standup special, “Black Mitzvah,” on the same day. Sarah Silverman’s sister, Susan, a renowned rabbi, oversaw the service. As Haddish told Alma, she became interested in her Jewish heritage after meeting her father, an Eritrean Jew, for the first time at age 27. She had previously worked as a performer at bar and bat mitzvahs but hadn’t known much about that part of her identity. “For a long time, I didn’t even know black Jews existed. I didn’t know anything about Judaism for a long time,” she said. Haddish, who has appeared in blockbuster comedies such as “Girls Trip,” showed off some of the Hebrew she learned on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” earlier this week. Here’s a visual recounting of Tuesday’s big event: There was much rejoicing. (JTA/Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Netflix) And there were plenty of yarmulkes. (JTA/Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Netflix) Billy Crystal watches the ceremony. (JTA/Netflix) Haddish appeared on a red carpet to premiere her Netflix special “Black Mitzvah” on the same day. (JTA/Netflix) Gabe Friedman Gabe Friedman is deputy managing editor at the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. JTA Content distributed by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency news service. Also On J. Celebrity Jews Crystal and Haddish, buddies on screen and off; A girl for Gadot; etc. Music All the Jewish Grammy nominees, from Haim to Michael Tilson Thomas Celebrity Jews Jewish man in ‘Irishman’; Tiffany Haddish hosts ‘The Darndest Things’; etc. Celebrity Jews Long live Larry King; Tiffany Haddish is 'ready'; etc. Subscribe to our Newsletter Enter Email Sign Up