A Bat Mitzvah in an Orthodox Synagogue

Haviva Ner-David remembers how hard she had to fight for the right to offer a d’var Torah at her Bat Mitzvah.

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Jewish Women's Archive. "A Bat Mitzvah in an Orthodox Synagogue." (Viewed on September 11, 2025) <https://qa.jwa.org/media/bat-mitzvah-in-orthodox-synagogue>.