On July 9^th, 2021, Rebbetzin Bila Apel of the Jewish Community of Frankfurt am Main invited all girls
who were unable to celebrate their bat mitzvah due to the corona pandemic to a special celebration
in the ballroom of the Frankfurt Jewish Community. The currently applicable Corona virus rules were followed,
and all participants were tested beforehand.

In a room festively decorated and adorned with balloons, photos of the children and their parents were taken to commemorate this beautiful evening, and after all twenty-five girls performed a dance that they had rehearsed at the Bat Mitzvah Club, Rebbetzin Apel called each girl individually to present her with a prayer book (siddur), a certificate, candlesticks with the blessing for Shabbat, and a Mazel Tov Israel Bond as a personal gift.

This memorable evening concluded with a blessing of the b’nei mitzvah by Rabbi Apel, a Kabbalat Shabbat service, and a festive Oneg Shabbat.

Photo Credit: Nava Nadler