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adult b’nai mitzvah

Alan Haim (left) and Cooper Hoffman in "Licorice Pizza"
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Gabby Giffords has bat mitzvah; Jewish Grammy nominees; Haim goes to the movies; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky December 7, 2021December 8, 2021

It’s never too late Former House of Representatives member Gabby Giffords never had a bat mitzvah growing up, even though she’s descended from a long line of Lithuanian rabbis. She […]

The 10 adults who became b’nai mitzvah at Temple Isaiah in Lafayette on Dec. 8, along with Rabbi Alissa Miller (bottom left), Cantor Leigh Korn (top left) and Rabbi Jay LeVine (top right) (Photo/Michael Fox)
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Called to the Torah for the first time — as adults

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky December 19, 2018December 19, 2018
Steve and Linda Wolan with Rabbi Bridget Wynne (right)
Posted inJewish Life

It’s better together: Belated b’nai mitzvah rich in meaning for Berkeley couple

Elissa Einhorn by Elissa Einhorn September 12, 2017September 12, 2017

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