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[MENDEL, spoken] In the DARK, AN ANNOUNCEMENT IS MADE At 13 years-old, a Jewish boy becomes a Jewish man, finally In celebration is a party where his name appears on matchbook covers He wears a suit, often for the first time And reads from the Torah in Hebrew Like his grandfather's grandfather did many years before In the year 1981, the celebration is still called a Bar Mitzvah [JASON] The boy is Jason [MARVIN] Son of Marvin [TRINA] Also son of Trina [MENDEL] Step-son of Mendel [WHIZZER] Dear friend of Marvin's Ex, Whizzer Brown [THE LESBIANS, CORDELIA & CHARLOTTE] And honorary godson to us [MENDEL] Many people think this will possibly be the best year of Jason's life…