SAJ-Judaism that Stands for All

SAJ is a joyous community of New Yorkers, a Jewish home where everyone’s voice is valued and heard.

[SAJ-Judaism that Stands for All @SAJforALL]

@NAMINYCMetro @NAMICommunicate "The stigma of mental illness doesn’t have to be a blanket of darkness and shame that we cannot throw off. It doesn’t have to just be accepted as reality, as what is and will be forever. Another way is possible." https://t.co/9g4Gwrth0R

[Hadassah @Hadassah]

Many of the stories we're sharing for #BatMitzvahAt100 are about women who were the first in some way. Today's first is from Francis (Francie) Mendelssohn, whose bat mitzvah was the first one at her Milwaukee synagogue, founded in 1847. #BatMitzvah100 #CelebrationInStories

[NPR @NPR]

The first American Bat Mitzvah didn't happen until 1922, when Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan bat mitzvahed his daughter, Judith.

Over the past 100 years, the bat mitzvah has gone from radical innovation to mainstream expectation. https://t.co/ghlyHbSz3l

[Judy Gold @JewdyGold]

This is the only photo from my #BatMitzvah , taken before sundown on Friday, November 14, 1975. Since I was a girl, all I did was recite the Haftorah on Friday night... (1 of 3)

#BatMitzvahat100 #WomensHistoryMonth

[SAJ-Judaism that Stands for All @SAJforALL]

“Judith Kaplan Eisenstein, being in the right place and at the right time, and in the right family, and gifted with certain talents and abilities, put fear and uncertainty behind her and stood up at this synagogue"...@ejphil @EstherK
https://t.co/trwj8xujCX

[SAJ-Judaism that Stands for All @SAJforALL]

@GabiBirkner Mazel tov on your bat mitzvah years ago and wow about that DJ!

[Gabrielle Birkner @GabiBirkner]

The bat mitzvah turns 100 today! On March 18, 1922, Judith Kaplan read Torah @SAJforALL. To mark the occasion, here’s a picture of my bat mitzvah party. The DJ I’m dancing with—you may recognize him from Clueless, Ant-Man, and People’s Sexiest Man Alive issue. #BatMitzvahat100

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Beautiful video coverage of the National Commemoration of Bat Mitzvah last evening from NY1. https://t.co/IdQ7nnjDLx

[SAJ-Judaism that Stands for All @SAJforALL]

100 years ago today, Judith Kaplan stood chanted verses from the torah and became the first Bat Mitzvah in America. Tonight in congregations across the country, we Rise Up to celebrate bat mitzvah and the contributions of girls and women in Jewish ritual. https://t.co/8CQxffv1RA

[SAJ-Judaism that Stands for All @SAJforALL]

About four or five years ago, Grabelle Herrmann changed all language referring to coming-of-age to “b’mitzvah,” a gender-neutral term...
@rabbilauren @KeshetGLBTJews https://t.co/CeSkC5xfk5

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@jahr @jwaonline Amazing job Judith Rosenbaum in helping us see why history matters and why seeing how changes are made matters! #BatMitzvahat100
https://t.co/oPKdI5TCOj

[SAJ-Judaism that Stands for All @SAJforALL]

Our own Izy Lusk, "If it were not for her, I would not be doing what I am doing." @rabbilauren @jwaonline https://t.co/ybVcjmlUQZ

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@rabbilauren @jwaonline
hundred years after Eisenstein became a bat mitzvah in front of her community, her accomplishment is being recognized, both through events honoring the milestone and by the continuous paradigm shift the Jewish institution...
https://t.co/CeSkC5xfk5

[Chutzpod! @chutzpod]

We hope everyone had a great Purim!

Still a bit hungover and need "hair of the dog" to get back into the swing of things? @chutzpod has you covered:

https://t.co/lWAllMyqZL

[Jon G Herrmann @jongherrmann]

This is the Torah of Judaism that Stands for All!

@SAJforALL @rabbilauren @mikrmoore

[Jewish Women's Archive @jwaonline]

When Judith Kaplan became the first American girl to have a bat mitzvah ceremony #OnThisDay 100 years ago at @SAJforALL, it paved the way for people of all genders to mark coming-of-age in inclusive ways.

Celebrate #BatMitzvahAt100 with resources & more: https://t.co/Y5uXN5u64W

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https://t.co/TGfGSc3kVS
The Society for the Advancement of Judaism in New York City is the birthplace of the bat mitzvah.
Herrmann added, "It (Bat Mitzvah) was a turning point for me, where I was able to start to envision the kind of Judaism I did want to be part of."

[Posen Library @PosenLibrary]

𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐭𝐳𝐯𝐚𝐡𝐬

and generally increasing roles, visibility, and equality for women & all gender identities w/in Jewish communities + by Jews in public life

w/ @jwaonline and @SAJforALL via @NPR

[Eva Wyner Rosen @evawyner]

It was an absolute honor to be here tonight with @SAJforALL and @GovKathyHochul celebrating this groundbreaking moment in feminist Jewish history. A perfect transition from celebrating Queen Esther on Purim to Judith Kaplan on this historic day!