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Of Course The First Time The Fat Jewish Got High Was At His Bar Mitzvah
The Fat Jewish’s bar mitzvah date was set for March 25: that elusive time when winter begins to thaw, and the calendar finally declares it spring. But…
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Samantha Leach
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April 2021

Adam Pally Got Suspended From Middle School... Because Of His Bar Mitzvah
The night before Adam Pally’s bar mitzvah, his rabbi had some major concerns. Pally was so “unenthusiastic” about his chanting during his service…
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Samantha Leach
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March 2021

'Shiva Baby' Director Emma Seligman Regrets Screening 'Chinatown' At Her Bat Mitzvah
Emma Seligman’s bat mitzvah practically made it preordained that she’d become an auteur. Her party was a celebration of filmmakers, with a mix of her…
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Samantha Leach
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Zoe Lister-Jones Did All Of Park Slope's Bat Mitzvah Makeup
Nobody’s more Park Slope than Zoe Lister-Jones. ”[I had] probably one of the most Brooklyn bat mitzvahs out of all Brooklyn bat mitzvahs,” Lister-Jones…
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Samantha Leach
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Julia Turshen Had 13 Coconut Angel Food Cakes At Her Bat Mitzvah
They say that rain on your wedding day is good luck. But what does it mean when it pours on the afternoon of your bat mitzvah? Such is the question…
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Samantha Leach

February 2021

Tavi Gevinson Paid Tribute To Rei Kawakubo In Her Bat Mitzvah Speech
By the time Tavi Gevinson was 13 years old, she’d already become the patron saint of fashion bloggers. As the founder of Style Rookie, Gevinson was…
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Samantha Leach
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Gideon Adlon Is Throwing Herself A Bat Mitzvah As Soon As Quarantine Ends
Gideon Adlon is desperate to throw herself a bat mitzvah. Having grown up going to an all girls Jewish summer camp, Adlon had planned on having one when…
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Samantha Leach
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January 2021

Sarah Ramos’ Crush Showed Up To Her Bat Mitzvah… But He Was A 28-Year-Old
Growing up, Sarah Ramos led a Hannah Montana-like existence. She was one-part regular tween girl — attending seventh grade, Hebrew school, and her peers…
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Samantha Leach
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December 2020

Bess Kalb Almost Looked Like The Long Island Lolita At Her Bat Mitzvah
Bess Kalb is a bonafide city kid. Born and raised on the Upper West Side, she has big Nora Ephron energy. But for a brief period in Kalb’s childhood…
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Samantha Leach
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At 13, Claire Saffitz Was Almost Too High Strung To Enjoy Her Bat Mitzvah
Lately Claire Saffitz and her husband, Harris Mayer-Selinger, have spent a lot of time reflecting on their respective bar and bat mitzvahs. While…
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Samantha Leach
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Jenn Kaytin Robinson Brought ‘Total Request Live’ To The Miami Suburbs
In Jenn Kaytin Robinson’s hometown of suburban Miami, the bat mitzvah scene was cutthroat. “You lived or died by your theme,” the filmmaker tells me…
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Samantha Leach
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November 2020

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