bat mitzvah
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His best-known innovation—his introduction, in 1922, of the modern bat mitzvah, to mark the 12th birthdays of Jewish girls—is now standard practice in all but Orthodox synagogues.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
My kid has her bat mitzvah in February.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 26, 2025
If it’s your niece’s bat mitzvah, it’s suddenly like: Are you supposed to give $18,000 instead of $360?
From Barron's • Oct. 10, 2025
She also reads Hebrew, had her bat mitzvah and, like her mom and dad, loves to roam the city.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2025
Shavuot had come and gone, and Anya turned twelve and became a bat mitzvah, which meant she was responsible for her own actions and had to answer for consequences as a result of them.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
