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Lone Soldiers Celebrate Bar and Bat Mitzvahs at Western Wall
2/11/2026
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Story summary
- About 150 lone soldiers who converted to Judaism during their service will celebrate bar and bat mitzvahs at the Western Wall.
- Ach Gadol organized the event to honor lone soldiers who immigrated and serve in the Israel Defense Forces.
- Participants will take part in a group procession.
- Bahru Abayit, an Ethiopian immigrant, will mark his bar mitzvah with fellow soldiers.
- Uzi Brenner, a former lone soldier from Argentina, mentors Abayit.
