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
At her daughter’s bat mitzvah last year, she reflected on her own celebration years before, and envisioned what it would be like to see her child’s future children there in years to come.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2025
“I had a bat mitzvah to go to over the weekend, so we just thought it would be easier to fly here after that,” she said.
From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin
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