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Bar & Bat Mitzvahs
Fourth Bar Mitzvah No Piece of Cake
Every bar mitzvah is the same, and there is none like any other,\” Morley Feinstein, our senior rabbi at Los Angeles\’ University Synagogue, says.
Recipes Add Spice to New Party Trend
Although today\’s bar mitzvah parties are often as elaborate as yesterday\’s weddings, there\’s a new trend on the horizon — a, noisy, jubilant oneg Shabbat and lunch directly after the ceremony, and a quiet, intimate dinner at home for a few close friends and family at night.
A Mother’s Wish for Her Daughter’s Day
Despite our tradition that sets the 13th year as the start of adulthood, 13 is not the end of childhood or the beginning of adulthood. Instead, it is the start of a new stage — teenager. Neither an adult nor child, a teenager is like Dr. Doolittle\’s Push-Me, Pull-You: Sometimes he seems to be pushing toward adulthood, and at other times he is pulling back toward childhood.
Bust Bad Behavior on the Circuit
Having a son on the bar/bat mitzvah circuit myself, I\’ve been privy to many horrific tales of the disrespectful and downright out-of-control behavior that can take place at these meaningful celebrations. While some of the more extreme stories may simply be suburban legend, there\’s no doubt that disorderly conduct at bar and bat mitzvahs is a recurring problem.
The Silver-Haired Bar Mitzvah Boy
My husband was called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah in 2001, more or less on the sixth anniversary of his conversion to Judaism. People started asking Spencer when he was going to have a bar mitzvah when his hair was barely dry from the mikvah.
A Day on the Bimah Changes Everything
No, you didn\’t have to leave New York to discover Jewish observance, but something had to plant the desire. In my case, it was my bar mitzvah.
B’nai Mitzvah Planning Guide
When the child is born, start saving! It\’s not a bad idea to start two savings accounts; one for college and one for the bar or bat mitzvah.
Wonderousness of the First Time
When the date was set, everything came into focus. He really will become a bar mitzvah. How exciting the whole year became. Bobby knew his prayers and haftarah very well. No one was concerned about that. He began to work on his sermon and master that, too.
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