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Re:The disappearance of Japan’s “third gender” by beebmam on Saturday January 29, 2022 @02:26AM (#30124515)
Small nit here (and a common misunderstanding among non-jews): one becomes a bar/bat mitzvah
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Re:The disappearance of Japan’s “third gender” by staticman2 on Sunday January 30, 2022 @02:56AM (#30134981)
On your "bar/ bat mitzvah" correction: The liberal, american jews I know don't talk this way.

And for example here's a quote from Seinfeld:

"Elaine: I need someone to go with me to Mr. Lippman's son's Bar Mitzvah."

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Re:The disappearance of Japan’s “third gender” by mogadsheu on Saturday January 29, 2022 @08:39PM (#30132844)
Thank you!

So a bar/bat mitzvah is a title or a state of being, and not a party/ritual?

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Re:The disappearance of Japan’s “third gender” by names_are_hard on Sunday January 30, 2022 @12:35AM (#30134380)
Yes, exactly. It happens to you whether you are aware of it or not, although it is typically celebrated. Think of it like becoming 18 in the US - one day you wake up and you're old enough to buy cigarettes and are generally responsible for your actions. That's what bar/bat mitzvah are.
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Re:The disappearance of Japan’s “third gender” by Tagbert on Saturday January 29, 2022 @10:50PM (#30133799)
I had thought that a mitzvah was a religious duty or deed.
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