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[quote=Anonymous]$50 is fine. I'm Jewish and I've given $50. I am obviously aware of the "18" thing. I just don't do it. $18 is fine too. Give what you can. It's not a contest on who gives the largest gift. It also, as others have mentioned, does not need to be monetary. For my Bat Mitzvah a group of people that worked with my Dad brought an enormous bouquet of balloons. I don't remember all of the gifts, but I remember that enormous bouquet of balloons! I also got this little sheep that held a sign that said "Happy Baah-mitzvah" with my name on it and I loved it.

As a note, I did put the money I received in a bank account and used it as spending money my entire first year of College (for living expenses like money on my food card, not for shopping sprees). My husband put his in a Mutual Fund he also used the money from in College.

I think people who think money is "inelegant" don't understand a lot of cultures. This isn't a Jewish thing specific to Bar Mitzvahs. A lot of cultures give money. I've been to a Polish wedding where the couple danced around collecting dollars. This is a very normal thing to do for many people of many cultural backgrounds. They don't sell those long skinny wedding cards because the market for Jews giving gifts is so high.[/quote]

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