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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've been to bat/bar mitzvahs where the cash donations were re-donated to the kid's favorite cause. Doesn't have to be for college, I don't think. However, I'm not Jewish and maybe somebody can correct me on this.[/quote] I'm guessing Jose parents had already fully funded their kids' college accounts but didn't think they should say no gifts so donated it to charity. The standard gift at a bar mitvah is cash or bonds and the standard thing to do with it is put it in a college account. I generally prefer giving gift cards to cash if I have to do either, but would not do so at a bar mitzvah because of the strong tradition that the cash will be used for school. If you can't wrap your head around giving cash, a bond might make more sense psychologically, in the same way a gift card does.[/quote]
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