Synopsis
Ivor is celebrating his 83rd birthday in an unusual way. He is having a second bar mitzvah at the same time as his 13-year-old grandson Zak's first bar mitzvah.
- Programme: A Believer's Guide to...
- Episode: 03: Growing Old
- Channel: BBC One
- Broadcast year: 2022
- Religious Education
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