One of the many things that has had an impact on me was my Bat Mitzvah. On this day I became an adult and started my new life as a different person.
When I turned 12, I accepted all the Halachos that are obligations to me. My Bat Mitzvah had a great impact on me because it was a day I felt close to Hashem more than ever before. And it occurred to me that I was growing up as an intelligent young woman. Before this special day I learned many things that I had to know, and made a speech that I read at my party.
Now, two years later, I still go back to my memories of that time and compare how much I have grown up. This day will always affect me, no matter how old I am. The ceremony helped me find the real path for a Bas Melech, the daughter of a king.
Sarah Kittner lives in Milwaukee and is in 8th grade at Yeshiva Elementary School.
The Coalition for Jewish Learning is the education program of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation.