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I’m tutoring my mom for her bat mitzvah. It’s a joy to learn and grow together.

JL;DR SUMMARY Zack Leitner shares his unique experience of tutoring his mother for her bat mitzvah, showcasing the deep personal and intergenerational connections fostered through shared Jewish learning. 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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FamilyJewish IdentityHeritageCentral SynagogueAdult EducationRitualsAdult Bat MitzvahSoviet Jewish ImmigrantsIntergenerational Learning

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New York City, New York, United States
"This article was produced as part of the New York Jewish Weeks Teen Journalism Fellowship, a program that works with Jewish teens around New York City to report on issues that affect their lives."
Manhattan, New York, United States
"This scene is part of our weekly routine in our Lower East Side apartment in Manhattan."
New York, United States
"While these are not bad guesses and happen to be true for many in my moms bnai mitzvah prep class at Central Synagogue, a Reform temple in Manhattan her explanation is entirely different."

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