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[quote=Anonymous][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. [

Well, maybe the rabbi has tried several times to have genuine conversations and failed to get the message through the thick heads. ..

OP when you are considering moving your child's BM out of country to save money on the party, you need a rude awakening. You got one.[/quote]

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