Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site whuxle.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!whuxle!jug 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 Article-I.D.: whuxle.257 Posted: Fri Feb 24 17:14:30 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 25-Feb-84 07:28:06 EST Organization: Bell Labs, Whippany Lines: 12 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 whuxg!jug