While Rav Moshe did oppose Bat Mitzvah ceremonies, among those who supported some kind of Bat Mitzvah ceremony were Rabbi Yakov Ettlinger, the Ben Ish Chai, Rabbi Yechiel Yaakov Weinberg, and Rabbi Ovadiah Yosef. Rav Weinberg’s rulings have become normative in the Modern Orthodox world because they were supported by Rov Soloveitchik, and Rav Yosef’s rulings are of course normative in the Sefardic world. Therefore one should not criticize those who hold a Bat Mitzvah for their daughter when they live in a community that accepts them.
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