Part One – Life | 78 years . I shall cite my own discussion in my book on Congregational Dignity and Human Dignity : Women and Public Torah Reading, 2010, appendix IX : another issue pertaining to the role of females in Jewish religious life, which has been subject to considerable controversy over the years is the bat mitzvah – the celebration of a young girl reaching her maturity, analogous to the bar mitzvah for boys . ( See a . reiner, “the attitude towards Bat - Mitsvah Ceremonies . a Comparative Study of Contemporary responsa” ] Hebrew [ , Netuim 10, 2003, 55 - 77, and the summary in the comprehensive article by rabbi Bt Lau . “Community Designed Bat Mitzvah Celebrations,” in Traditions and Celebrations for Bat Mitsvah, pp . 35 - 54 . ) there has been a revolution on this subject since the time of r . aharon Walkin, a mere two or three generations ago ( aharon Walkin, Zekan Aharon Vol . 1, Pinsk, 1932, sect . 6 . p . 7 a . ) , who saw it as forbidden by the torah : “Certainly, thi...
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