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[quote=Anonymous]Perhaps I should post this in the religion forum, but we're not that religious.  I'd be interested in guidance as to how far I should push my 10-year old daughter, now in 4th grade, to prepare for a Bat Mitzvah. I had mine when I was 12 years old, and it was very meaningful. I studied with a tutor to master the Hebrew, and I still remember the prayers and the ceremony.

My daughter reads at a third-grade level on a good day, with a lot of help from tutors (in English). She has an IEP and is a "reluctant reader," to put it mildly, though God bless graphic novels. I honestly don't think, given her abilities now, that she could handle a traditional Bat Mitzvah with all the Hebrew. Right now, she couldn't read the Bible passages in English, frankly, so even if the synagogue said, "THe rabbi will do the Hebrew and she can do the English," I'm not sure she'd be able to.

My synagogue is asking us to reserve a date for two years from now. Of course, we can postpone it a year...or give up. I just don't know. It's so much extra work, and she struggles so, even with medication. It was a ton of work for me, and I loved to read and liked the Hebrew...
Thoughts welcome. Yes, there's time. But I need to be less uncertain than I am now. I am thinking about alternative ceremonies, too, but they would not be Bat Mitzvahs. 
I remember preparing a friend for her first Holy Communion (obviously, she was much younger). She had such a hard time with anything after "What is your name?" She was a nervous wreck. She did great...of course she was with a group in white. I still remember how beautiful it was. These ceremonies are so meaningful; I don't want my child to miss out. [/quote]

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