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Taking Risks, Making Change: Bat Mitzvah and Other Evolving Traditions

Source: Jewish Women's Archive

The letters from one girl’s campaign to have the first Saturday morning Bat Mitzvah in her congregation in 1974 serve as a case study for exploring how we confront controversial issues and make change in our communities.

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