Bar mitzvah Quote by Maureen Lipman

“I suppose the nearest equivalent to a bar mitzvah in terms of emotional build-up would probably not even be one's wedding day, but one's coronation.” quote by Maureen Lipman — Download Open image

“I suppose the nearest equivalent to a bar mitzvah in terms of emotional build-up would probably not even be one's wedding day, but one's coronation.”

Maureen Lipman

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