Clara Rotter-Laitman's previous work for The Toast can be found here. When it comes to Jewish-American Bar and Bat Mitzvah parties there are some traditions that lay far outside the logic of a Jewish coming-of-age ceremony: the montage, the candle lighting ceremony and others. Nonetheless, these kitsch traditions have found their place next to the religious ones and will not budge . It’s hard to know exactly where they came from, but here is one…

Your friends would describe you as...

a. Practical but romantic

b. Adventurous

c. A rebel

d. A lover

e. A gold-digger

What minor role did you play in Fiddler on the Roof in middle school?

a. Fruma Sarah

b. The Constable

c. Bottle Dancer

d. Avram

e. Villager #4

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The Toast hopes you have had a pleasant, uplifting Hannukah. This author has kindly waived his fee for your edification.

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