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Muzzle Tov: The "Bark Mitzvah" Dog Trend Rears Its Head Again
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Ben Yakas
Published Jan 4, 2012
Modified Jan 4, 2012
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Getting Bar/Bat Mitzvah'd occurs when a young Jewish person turns 13—but thankfully for us, trend pieces about Bark Mitzvahs happen every six years or less! A Bark Mitzvah, of course, is the "pseudo-traditional observance and celebration of a dog's coming of age." The NY Times drank from the Manischewitz bowl for a feature piece in 2004, Dr. Ruth helped Elvis Best have his, and now the AP has video of one NJ family embracing it. So below, enjoy dogs in yarmulkes, and just imagine what Party Down could have done if they had been given a third season.
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Ben Yakas
Ben Yakas is a former Gothamist reporter.
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