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      bat mitzvah

      The Matzo Chronicles

      Long Island history gone awry: the story of my not-mitzvah

      By Karen Galatz Aug 10, 2022

      Youth Voice

      An angry mob couldn't stop my Western Wall bat mitzvah

      By Lucia da Silva, Forward Aug 4, 2022

      Bay Area

      Two Holocaust survivors celebrate long-delayed b’nai mitzvah together

      By Dan Pine Jun 21, 2022

      Film

      Is ‘Cha Cha Real Smooth’ the first good bar/bat mitzvah movie?

      By Andrew Lapin, JTA Jun 17, 2022

      Travel

      Mazel tov in Maui, courtesy of former East Bay tutor  

      By Alix Wall, JTA Jun 8, 2022

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      AIPAC goes too far; Dangers of the French right; etc.

      By J. Readers Apr 18, 2022

      From the Archives

      San Francisco’s first bat mitzvah in 1947 paved the way for others

      By Maya Mirsky Mar 29, 2022

      Opinion

      The first bat mitzvah was 100 years ago this week

      By Lisa Fishbayn Joffe, The Conversation Mar 15, 2022

      TV

      ‘And Just Like That’ finale: a ‘they’ mitzvah challenges traditions

      By Philissa Cramer, JTA Feb 3, 2022

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      By Maya Mirsky Dec 7, 2021

      Religion

      Orthodox Jews find creative workarounds for b’nai mitzvahs

      By Gabe Stutman Apr 21, 2020

      Religion

      Coronavirus forces b’nai mitzvah ceremonies online

      By David A.M. Wilensky Mar 26, 2020
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