Sofie's Bat Mitzvah



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It was Erev Bat Mitzvah, and Sofie does the blessing.




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It was a packed house – standing room only.




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It is important to have an ample supply of strawberries.




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Even more.




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At the lunch, funny things were said...




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...and heard.




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The flowers were beautiful.




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Aunt Esther came from Winnipeg, and had a chance to visit with Irving.




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And Aunt Bert had a visit with Rae from Winnipeg.




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That was some party.




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At the kids' party, everyone was beautiful.




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Did I mention that everyone was beaufiful.




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Margot was heavily into the Perrier.




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Diane thought that everyone's shoes were beautiful too, and that is an attractive floor.




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Here I am with my lovely wife.




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Now the nicer backdrop was available, so we moved over to the curtains.




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Here is Zaide Phil with Grayson and Diane.




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Margot's back for more Perrier.




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There's even a lime in it.




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A major photo-op we could not resist.




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Orit and Gila let Diane help them present their poem.




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I was too far for the camera's flash to do much.




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Caleb really enjoyed the flashing LED things.