Bas Mitzvah class, Portland, 1961
Contributed by Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh
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Members of Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh's Bas Mitzvah class from 1961 are, front row, from left, Susan Cohen, Libby Modes, Karen Field, and Jackie Young. At rear are Ronnie Boxstein, Joy Bekritsky, and Sylvia Aron.
Traditionally in Judaism, only boys received religious education. As Shaarey Tphiloh, an Orthodox congregation, modernized, it became important for girls to be educated as well, although studies and even the ceremony differed for boys and girls. Religious education for girls began when the synagogue moved to its new facility on Noyes Street in 1956.
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- Title: Bas Mitzvah class, Portland, 1961
- Creation Date: circa 1961
- Subject Date: circa 1961
- Town: Portland
- County: Cumberland
- State: ME
- Media: Photograph
- Object Type: Image
For more information about this item, contact:
Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh
76 Noyes St., Portland, ME 04103
(207) 773-0693
www.shaareytphiloh.org
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LC Subject Headings
Rites & ceremonies
Religious education--Maine--Portland
Jews--Maine--Portland
Jewish women--Maine
Judaism--Maine
Orthodox Judaism
Synagogues--Maine--Portland
Shaarey Tphiloh (Portland, Me.)
People
Boxstein, Ronnie
Bekritsky, Joy
Aron, Sylvia
Young, Jackie
Modes, Libby
Cohen, Susan
Field, Karen
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