Bânai mitzvah ceremonies have transformed during the COVID-19 pandemic from crowded affairs to limited gatherings of friends and family. Over the past year people have become used to watching a Haftorah reading via Zoom instead of inside a sanctuary. At first glance, that may seem like a big downgrade, but Greater Phoenixâs rabbis donât view it that way. A few of them shared some of the past yearâs ceremonies that will stick in their memories forever. Downtown Phoenix Chabad Rabbi Dover Dechter will always remember a bar mitzvah that he witnessed right at the beginning of COVID.