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[quote=Anonymous]Here's a phrase I don't often use--I'm a rebbetzin (I really don't think of myself that way but technically it's accurate). My husband left the bima a few years ago for a different flavor of rabbinate but in our congregational days I cannot imagine a scenario where I would have had this kind of role in the congregation, especially outside of the Orthodox world. Regardless of where I personally come down on "owning the day" or parties of any size or price tag, I can't imagine being a part of a community where the rabbi and his spouse feel empowered to make open judgments like this. There's a difference between finding the right time and space to have genuine conversation about the big picture of what the Bar/Bat Mitzvah experience means to both your family and the larger community vs. shaming folks for how they celebrate with language that insults them. [/quote]
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