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March 9, 2007
Teens should follow in footsteps of volunteerism
While many children of bar mitzvah age are unable to grasp all that their newfound responsibilities entail, each one recognizes the occasion as an important turning point in their lives as Jews.
Siblings show they have write stuff
For Daniel and Lauren, becoming authors has also meant serving as peer educators.
\”I told my friends that I wrote a book about the Holocaust, and at least three of them didn\’t know what it was,\” said Daniel. Lauren had a similar experience.
Skateboarder’s project links charity and sport
Devin never thought he would get to bring his love for skateboarding into his rite of passage: \”I thought it would be like my sister, and I\’d work at a shelter, but this was a lot more fun.\”
A down-home way to treasure that special day
Consider orchestrating a Bar Mitzvah Treasure Hunt that you can host in your backyard, throughout your house or even in a hall rented for the occasion.
Rite of passage is not a free pass
\”Keeping Up With the Steins\” is an unlikely candidate for an Academy Award, but it has served a purpose if it causes us to pause and consider the cultural phenomenon that prompted its production and distribution.
Former emcee sheds light on beaucoup-buck parties
George Valencia said the inspiration for the film came from his worst memory as a bar mitzvah emcee — he had run out of glow ropes during a party for a particularly affluent family only to discover that the bar mitzvah boy had never received one.
How one bat mitzvah girl made a wish come true
Over the years, b\’nai mitzvah students have been encouraged more and more to select a cause, organization or project that they can support by donating community service hours, a portion of their gift money or both.
Rock ‘n’ roll dreams come true at the Westside JCC
The musicality of this band was evident from the start due in no small part to the piano parts derived by Isaac Himmelman, also the band\’s singer. He was charismatic and easy on the eyes, a rock star in training. Himmelman comes from a musical family and took the love of the audience all in stride.
Playwright’s 2nd look at 1st draft brings ‘Atonement’
\”I was brought up Jewish, but I\’m not religious in the least now, and I\’m sort of the typical secular Jew,\” Hirsch said. Current world events, \”coupled with getting older, being in my 50s,\” have forced him to re-examine his own spiritual values. \”This character in the play is doing that, as well as I\’m doing it now.\”
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