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[quote=Anonymous]I would go on my own.  I'm not Jewish but I think the bat mitzvah tradition is so cool and meaningful - I wish we had something similar in my culture.  I also think you are giving Israel the short-shrift.  It *is* a super amazing place - with something for everyone.  I think you would enjoy it more than you think you will (even if you never feel any kind of spiritual connection to is).

I travel a ton and you can get by on adrenaline on the first day and jet lag really kicks in on the second - you might be able to coast through and just collapse on the plane ride back.

But your mom and brother are being completely unreasonable and rude. Once you make your decision, work to just shut them down. "Mom, Larlo, just stop.  This is what works for our family - that I come on my own.  I'm excited to be a part of Larla's special milestone but don't ruin for me with all the complaining."  Or "Mom, Larlo, We will be excited to celebrate Larla after the bat mitzvah when you all get back, but it's just not going to work for our family to come.  Please just focus on Larla and her special day and stop hounding me about this."

I would not take my tween out of school for this given the background.  [/quote]

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