A Jewish boy carries the Torah, the sacred scriptures, at his bar mitzvah, held at Fair Lawn Jewish Center, New Jersey, USA

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A Jewish boy carries the Torah, the sacred scriptures, at his bar mitzvah, his coming-of-age ritual, held at Fair Lawn Jewish Center, a Conservative synagogue in New Jersey, USA. He wears tefilin around his left arm and on his forehead and a tallit, a prayer shawl, around his shoulders.

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Size: 3437px × 5209px
Location: Fair Lawn Jewish Center, Fair Lawn, New Jersey, USA
Photo credit: © Anders Ryman / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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