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JAN 7 1978
By JEANNE PUGH
St. Petersburg Times Religion Editor
A dream suppressed for more than half a century will come to fruition for three Pinellas County women next Friday evening.
In a ceremony at Congregation Beth Sholom synagogue in Gulfport, Sylvia Howard, 62, Fanny Kaplan, 65, and Sherry Smith, "over 70," will become Bas Mitzvah - "Daughters of the Commandments."
"It is something that we always wanted, but weren't able to do when we were young," Mrs. Howard said.
She explained that Bas Mitzvah - the equivalent of Bar Mitzvah for boys - is a relatively new custom in the long history of the Jewish faith. Still not sanctioned among strict Orthodox Jews, it has won gradual acceptance among the Reform and Conservative branches of the faith. Even though some congregations adopted the practice in the ...
Three Jewish women will realize a dream of a lifetime when they become Bas Mitzvah at Congregation Beth Sholom. Rabbi Aaron Mauskopt, left, will officiate at the ceremony for Sylvia Howard, Sherry Smith, and Fanny Kaplan. Their tutor, Louis Smith, right, helped them with the studies.Language
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