Paula Abdul scales back her belated Bat Mitzvah during first visit to Israel... after snagging one-on-one time with President Shimon Peres
ByDaily Mail Reporter
PUBLISHED: 19:09 GMT, 5 November 2013 | UPDATED: 23:35 GMT, 5 November 2013
- data-contenturl='http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2487961/Paula-Abdul-scales-belated-Bat-Mitzvah-visit-Israel.html' data-contentdeeplinkid='/pages' data-clientid='746589970956-e10ciaf67a1id9ggu75ph3ds0sthn7j6.apps.googleusercontent.com' data-cookiepolicy='single_host_origin' data-prefilltext='Paula Abdul scales back her belated Bat Mitzvah during first visit to Israel... after snagging one-on-one time with President Shimon Peres' data-calltoactionlabel='VIEW' data-calltoactionurl='http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2487961/Paula-Abdul-scales-belated-Bat-Mitzvah-visit-Israel.html'>
- < type='text/javascript'> var twitterVia = 'DailyMailCeleb'; DM.has('shareLinkTop', 'shareLinks', 'id': '2487961', 'title': 'Paula Abdul scales back her Bat Mitzvah during first visit to Israel', 'url': 'http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2487961/Paula-Abdul-scales-belated-Bat-Mitzvah-visit-Israel.html', 'eTwitterStatus': ' http://dailym.ai/186zVkt via @' + twitterVia, 'articleChannelFollowButton': 'DailyMailCeleb', 'isChannel': false, 'placement': 'top' );
20 shares
It was due to be a lavish affair at Jerusalem's Western Wall.
But Paula Abdul allegedly chose to scale back her belated Bat Mitzvah ceremony over the weekend.
Israel's Tourism Ministry said Tuesday that the 51-year-old made last-minute changes to her packed itinerary because she was jet-lagged.
Toned down: Paula Abdul scaled back her belated Bat Mitzvah during her first visit to Israel, the country's Tourism Ministry said Tuesday, Abdul pictured at the Israel Museum last week The normally tireless TV personality came to Israel to connect to her Jewish roots and for a Bat Mitzvah, the coming-of-age ceremony girls typically have at age 12 or 13.The ministry, which is hosting Abdul, says she was planning to hold a high-profile ceremony at the Wall, the holiest place where Jews can pray, but instead had a private weekend affair in the northern town of Safed.Officiating Rabbi Eyal Riess of the Tzfat Kabbalah Center said Abdul wanted to escape the media circus for a more intimate ceremony.Abdul was not immediately available for comment.Friends in high place: Abdul was seen posing with President Shimon Peres during a Q&A in Jerusalem Warm welcome: Abdul and Peres embraced during the singer's first visit to the country Welcome home: Abdul looked thrilled as she sat beside the President during a sitdown Q&AClose to her heart: Abdul held a framed picture of Peres with three young children, perhaps his great-grandchildren (he has three)Animated: Abdul gestured with her hands as she spoke during her religious pilgrimage The former American Idol judge also had the opportunity to sit down with Israel's president Shimon Perez.The pair warmly clasped hands as they posed for pictures, before sitting down together for a Q & A.Abdul was then seen visiting the historic Machane Yehuda Market, where she posed with platters of candy.I want it all! Abdul was then seen visiting the historic Machane Yehuda Market, where she posed with platters of candy Helping hand: Paula smiled widely with a vendor as she helped stir his pot Later, she showed off her slender legs in tight brown trousers as she posed in a structure at the Israel Museum.She added a pop of colour with a bright blue blouse, and added a boost to her 5ft frame with cork platform heelsShe shielded her eyes with mirrored aviator shades and wore her highlighted brown hair in waves over her shoulders. Having a ball: Later, she showed off her slender legs in tight brown trousers as she posed in a structure at the Israel Museum Style maven: She added a pop of colour with a bright blue blouse, and added a boost to her 5ft frame with cork platform heelsHappiness all around: Abdul and Peres laughed together as they clasped hands during a photocall
文章定位: