Madonna’s twin daughters, Stella and Estere, celebrate their joint bat mitzvah: See the pics
By Leah Bitsky,
2024-09-12
Madonna’s 12-year-old twin daughters, Stella and Estere, celebrated their bat mitzvah surrounded by family and friends over the weekend.
The “Material Girl” singer, 66, shared several photos of Stella and Estere leading services at their synagogue.
In one photo, Stella and Estere were seen reading from a siddur, the Jewish prayer book, while standing over a Torah as their mom and rabbi followed along.
Another snap captured the pop star and the twins chanting prayers from their seats in the congregation.
“Bar-mitzva day! Stella-Estere 12-12,” Madonna captioned the photo, adding one blue heart and one pink heart. Her daughters recently 12 on Aug. 26.
Meanwhile, Madonna’s 18-year-old son, David Banda, also participated in the service and was seen lifting the Torah over his head while wearing a tallit, a prayer shawl, wrapped around his shoulders.
The “Vogue” artist wore a long floral gown with puffy sleeves for the special occasion, while Stella and Estere both wore casual ’90s-style sundresses.
Following their coming-of-age ritual, Stella and Estere were seen posing next to a big cake with red and yellow candles.
Guy Oseary, Madonna’s longtime manager, was also there for the celebration of her youngest kids, People reported .
Madonna appears to have a close relationship with the two girls and recently shared several photos from their birthday party last month.
“Happy Birthday to my Twin Virgos! ♍️♍️. Estere and Stella!!! I blinked and you are almost teenagers..,” Madonna wrote in an Instagram post on Aug. 26. “Time is a ferocious Beast!! “
She continued, “You are both SO FIERCE -talented-opinionated-and full of LIFE. Can’t wait to read the next chapter.. LOVE YOU BOTH SO MUCH !!!. 💜💚💛🩵🩷💛💙♥️🖤🤎🤍.”
Madonna adopted Stella and Estere, who were born in Malawi, when they were five years old in February 2017.
She also adopted David and her daughter Mercy, 18, from Malawi in 2006 and 2009, respectively.
Additionally, Madonna shares daughter Lourdes, 27, with her ex-partner Carlos Leon, and son Rocco, 24, with ex-husband Guy Ritchie, whom she was married to from 2000 to 2008.
Madonna notably studies Kabbalah, the practice of Jewish mysticism.
She and David showed their devotion to the religion by getting matching tattoos of the Kabbalah Tree of Life in 2022.
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