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An angry mob couldn't stop my bat mitzvah at the Western Wall

JL;DR SUMMARY Lucia da Silva shares her experience of celebrating her bat mitzvah at the Western Wall, a significant event that became a moment of activism for women's rights within Judaism. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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JerusalemProtestWestern WallPrayerBat MitzvahEqualityWomen Of The WallGender Rights

Places mentioned

Seattle, Washington, United States
"I never wanted my bat mitzvah to be in a synagogue in Seattle, where I live."
Jerusalem, Israel
"That is why I decided to have the ceremony at the Kotel, the Western Wall in Jerusalems Old City."

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