Coming Of Age, Whether They Like It Or Not

By Megan Rubiner Zinn, NY Times: Motherlode
Sun, 01/31/2016 - 6:00am

With a ritual like a bar mitzvah, kids learn to take on something that is extraordinarily hard, something that takes persistence and focus.

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