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bas mitzvah

American  
[bahs mits-vuh] / bɑs ˈmɪts və /

noun

(often initial capital letters)
  1. bat mitzvah.


Bas Mitzvah British  
/ bɑːs ˈmɪtsvə /

noun

  1. (sometimes not capitals) a variant of Bat Mitzvah

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Mr. Lubic recalls her bat mitzvah — or bas mitzvah, as it was then called — in a synagogue where Elena clashed with the rabbi over some aspect of the ceremony.

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Mr. Lubic recalls her bat mitzvah — or bas mitzvah, as it was then called — in a conservative synagogue, where Elena clashed with the rabbi over some aspect of the ceremony.

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“She had strong opinions about what a bas mitzvah should be like, which didn’t parallel the wishes of the rabbi,” Mr. Lubic said.

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“She had strong opinions about what a bas mitzvah should be like, which didn’t parallel the wishes of the rabbi,” he said.

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