A SPECIAL REPORT: PASSOVER
BART MITZVAH? Bart Simpson is Jewish. Well, his look-alike is. . . . Meet Bart Simstein, one of the family adapted by Newport Beach Rabbi Marc Rubenstein, above, to command children’s attention during long Passover ceremonies. Updates of characters from a folk tale, each Simstein represents an attitude toward Passover. Bart is wicked, father Homer is indifferent, baby Maggie is too young to know, but sister Lisa wants to learn. . . . Rubenstein’s message: Be like Lisa.
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