bat mitzvah

She also reads Hebrew, had her bat mitzvah and, like her mom and dad, loves to roam the city.

Hannah, whose gentile mother makes her “not Jewish,” wonders if her wanting a bat mitzvah might be “cultural appropriation.”

She didn’t think she needed to take her children’s bat mitzvah album or any family photos.

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.

Don’t get me wrong, she’s cool—I’m supposed to go to her bat mitzvah next year—but JP’s my best friend.