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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why doesn’t she want it?  Does she not want to be Jewish?
I’m not Jewish - [b]is a bat mitzvah something that most Jewish parents would force their bio kids to do?  [/b]Parents often make their kids go to church, despite objections, whether adopted or bio.  Is this a similar thing?

You probably won’t be able to change their minds, but as an aunt you can encourage a close relationship with your niece and provide a listening ear for her when she needs it.[/quote]
A bat mitzvah is an important rite of passage in the life of a Jewish person, signifying the end of their childhood and beginning of an adult understanding and participation in the religion. It’s the culmination of years of religious education.

Most Jewish teenagers become b’nai mitzvah (“children of the commandments”)—“bar” means son and “bat” means daughter—whether in a big to-do including family and friends from far and wide, or an intimate ceremony with a small celebratory lunch afterwards. [/quote]

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