The Bat Mitzvah celebrates the transition from childhood to womanhood. It marks a treble convenance; At one level, Anna makes a convenient with God/the law:/society, depending as to whether you are a theist: she has to abide by all religious obligations; At another level, she marks a pact with her family: she has the right to make decisions, and she is accountable for them; At a third level, it marks a convenient between generations, as she accepts her identity as a Jew and she decides to pass it over.
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