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linkedObj.tag='A history of Confirmation';
linkedObj.title='Confirmation changed the requirements for Jewish "adulthood" by moving the focus from religious practice to doctrine.';
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linkedObj.tag='The Bat Mitzvah: Another modern lifecycle ritual';
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