Bubbe's Belated Bat Mitzvah

A look at the evolution of the Jewish ritual of Bat Mitzvah inspired by the real life story of the author's mother. When Bubbe was a young girl they didn't attend Hebrew school and the Bat Mitzvah ritual was very different from how it is celebrated at present. With the help and encouragement of her g......more

When I found Bubbe's Belated Bat Mitzvah on the library shelf, it was the illustrations that caught my eye. They seemed familiar to A Tale of Two Seders, and lo and behold, Valeria Cis drew both. Her people are a little bobble-headed, but the colors are fantastic and always enhance the story being t......more

Abby loves to visit her Bubbe, or great grandmother. She is teaching her to crochet. Bubbe has been crocheting Kippot for Bar and Bat Mitzvah's for a very long time. Bubbe never had a Bat Mitzvah because when she was young it was only the men who could stand in front of the bahmi and read from the T......more

After a conversation with her great-grandmother, Naomi realizes that her relative never had the chance to have a Bat Mitzvah since girls of her generation were not allowed to do so. With Naomi's support, she studies hard, reads the Torah, and receives the congratulations of all her family members. A......more

Amazing story about a grand daughter helping her Great Grandmother with her Bat mitzvah. When Bubbe (Great Grandmother) was younger girls didn't have a Bat Mitzvah. The idea comes to her grand daughter and everyone in the family pitches in to help. A wonderful story about cultural heritage and famil......more