Andrea Peyser implying that a bar mitzvah is a “humiliating” experience is a slap in the face to all Jewish-born men (“The Peak of Stupidity,” May 24).

It is their rite of passage into manhood.

As for Jordan Romero being held back from setting mountain-climbing records, this shows the longtime trend to keep young men down, controlled and unmotivated to succeed.

Larry Green, Scotch Plains, NJ