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Beccah's Bat Mitzvah

My daughter Rebeccah was Bat Mitzvah today.  We had her Bat Mitzvah at the minion service this morning.

In case you didn't know, a Bat Mitzvah is a coming-of-age ceremony for Jewish girls.

The service was nice.  Beccah did very well.  She was so quiet you could barely hear her prayers.  She is very shy.

After the service we served food to our guests and the other congregants.  We served fruit, mini cheesecake, mini waffles and mini pancakes with assorted syrups.  Since the service was so early in the morning we thought we should serve some breakfast type foods along with the cheesecake.  Everyone loved the mini foods.

I'd like to share a few pictures from this morning.



This is Rebeccah


My daughter Miriam (today is her 15th birthday), my mother, my son Daniel, Rebeccah and me.

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{ 02:32, Thursday 15 June 2006 } { Posted by happymama }

I just love seeing pictures!! Thankyou for sharing those, that must have been a very special day for your family!

Have a wonderful day, Rossie

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{ 02:43, Thursday 15 June 2006 } { Posted by morningsunshine }

congratulations to her and to you. A bat Mitsvah is when she is 12, correct?

Thank you :)

{ 02:49, Thursday 15 June 2006 } { Posted by ZooNana }

A Bat Mitzvah takes place when a girl is 12 or 13. Rebeccah is 13.

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{ 03:16, Thursday 15 June 2006 } { Posted by thatday }

What a beautiful family you have -
and such happy memories you are making.
Congratulations!
Barb

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{ 06:53, Friday 16 June 2006 } { Posted by Carol }

What a beautiful young lady. I love seeing pictures too.
~carol

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{ 08:56, Friday 16 June 2006 } { Posted by LindaI }

Why did I think Beccah was OLDER than Miriam? and question why do you and the other girls wear a head covering but Miriam doesnt? Just curious.

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{ 08:58, Friday 16 June 2006 } { Posted by ZooNana }

Miriam is wearing a headcovering, she's just wearing it farther back on her head. It may have just fallen back some.

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{ 09:02, Friday 16 June 2006 } { Posted by LindaI }

Ok cool. I gotcha! Another Question. How do they stay in place? Bobbypins?

Edited by LindaI on Friday 16 June 2006 at 11:02

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{ 10:19, Friday 16 June 2006 } { Posted by ZooNana }

Yep, those are held on with bobby pins. The headcoverings (kippot) they are wearing are like crocheted doilies, my mother made them. There are many other kinds of headcoveriengs we can wear, those are just the most common for women. I make these wire kippot and they are held on with a little comb. The one I'm wearing in the picture, a tichel, is tied on in different ways. I have to use a few clips to keep it from sliding back sometimes.