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From: jug@whuxle.UUCP (Joseph U. Grauman)
Newsgroups: net.religion.jewish
Subject: Question about Bat-Mitzvah
Message-ID: <257@whuxle.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 24-Feb-84 17:14:30 EST
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Posted: Fri Feb 24 17:14:30 1984
Date-Received: Sat, 25-Feb-84 07:28:06 EST
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Having spent the first 16 years of my life in Israel (when I was born
it was actually still Palestine), I recall that young ladies celebrated
Bat-Mitzvah at the age of 12.  Can anyone explain to me why, in the US,
Bat-Mitzvah is celebrated at the age of 13?

This is not a criticism.  In fact, it is quite appropriate and consistent
with male/female equality.  I am just interested in finding out the
reason or origin of this discrepancy.

Joe Grauman
ATT-BL
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