In 1988, my Bat Mitzvah was water themed and held at a Reform synagogue in Hollywood. Why water? Because my name means water in Hebrew!! 🌊 There was a single beta goldfish on every table and yes, submarine sandwiches to complete the theme. My great grandfather made the black velvet skirt suit in the 1960s that I wore for the Torah service (Joseph revealing himself to his brothers was my Torah portion). My Orthodox grandparents walked many miles to synagogue since they can’t be in a car on Shabb

📺 Mayim Bialik, who played the young Bette Midler in “Beaches”, is interviewed by the wonderful Arsenio Hall in 1988. Arsenio gets Mayim to sing a bit of “The Glory of Love” and play the trumpet! Enjoy! | Bette Midler: Still Divine

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