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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Dogon and the Dama

For Students 9th - 10th
In this video segment from Africa, learn about the Dama, a rare event and rite of passage for the Dogon in Mali.
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eBook
Other

Poetry Collection: Sharon Olds

For Students 9th - 10th
This website contains six poems of Sharon Olds, including "Connoisseuse of Slugs," "January, Daughter," "On the Subway," "Sex Without Love," "My Son the Man," and "Rite of Passage."
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Website
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish Virtual Library: The First American Bat Mitzvah

For Students 9th - 10th
Enlightening story of the first Bat Mitzvah to take place in America in 1922.
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Handout
Other

Bar & Bat Mitzvah

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explains what the "right-of-passage" ceremony means to a Bar/Bat Mitzvah, including the historical aspect of how Abraham and his younger son are involved.