Bar Mitzvah Speeches News for 02/19/2009

10 women, 89-96, prepare for bat mitzvah (UPI)
BEACHWOOD, Ohio, Feb. 17 (UPI) -- Ten Jewish women ranging in age from 89 to 96 said they are preparing for their long-overdue bnot mitzvah at a Beachwood, Ohio, synagogue...

Franco gets bar mitzvah at Hasty Pudding roast (MSNBC)
James Franco got a spoof bar mitzvah and was forced to milk a "gay" cow on Friday to earn his pudding pot as Harvard's Hasty Pudding Man of the Year...

fun with finkelstein
it's just bar mitzvah speeches. he doesn't know anything, i doubt if he's read more than a half-dozen books on the topic. i don't entirely fault him. you can't defend high profile spousal murderers like oj simpson, high profile sexual ...

James Franco gets bar mitzvah at Hasty Pudding roast (The Malaysian Insider)
NEW YORK, Feb 14 EUR” James Franco got a spoof bar mitzvah and was forced to milk a "gay" cow yesterday to earn his pudding pot as Harvard's Hasty Pudding Man of the Year in Cambridge. The 30-year-old Franco, who played Harvey Milk's first love in "Milk," also received a fake bag of marijuana for his role as a clueless pot dealer in "Pineapple Express" at the roast by Harvard's student drama group. ...

Bar Mitzvah deprived James Franco finally a man - Examiner.com

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Bar Mitzvah deprived James Franco finally a man
Examiner.com
However, the boy never got his Bar Mitzvah! That's the best part of being Jewish! Well, not the ceremony part but the after party where all your family members get wasted and you get tons of gifts and carried around in a chair. .
James Franco Gets a Hasty Bar Mitzvah Fashion.ie
Franco Crowned Hasty Pudding Man of the Year Harvard Crimson
James Franco 'milks' cow for prize The Press Association
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another really funny bang-it-out
velvet tallis/tefillin bags. black velvet!? 8. ties prohibited at shabbos mincha 7. rabbis' children being crazy 6. kosher restaurants' required lack of service/food 5. bar mitzvah speeches required staged pauses before thank-yous ...

What You Should Know About Bar Mitzvah Speeches for Parents
Bar mitzvah speeches for parents are an important part of any bar mitzvah celebration. The parents blessing is usually done right before the student reads from the Torah. The parents blessing is an important part of any bar mitzvah ...

Elderly bat mitzvahs: Their time has come - The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com

Elderly bat mitzvahs: Their time has come
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com, OH
Ten women -- ages 89 to 96 -- rehearsed Monday for their upcoming bat mitzvah, a coming-of-age ritual they never got to experience. When they were girls, Jewish custom celebrated only boys -- with a bar mitzvah -- becoming young adults. .

tips for writing great bar mitzvah speeches
for jewish males their bar mitzvah is an important rite of passage. it marks their transition from boyhood to manhood. this ceremony is held when the boy turns 13 years old, and although in the eyes of government law he is still seen as ...

80, 90 Year Olds To Get Bar Mitzvahs (News Channel 5 Cleveland)
Women at an independent living facility will soon have a bar mitzvah. Find out why...

Franco gets bar mitzvah at Hasty Pudding roast (The State)
James Franco got a spoof bar mitzvah and was forced to milk a "gay" cow on Friday to earn his pudding pot as Harvard's Hasty Pudding Man of the Year. The 30-year-old Franco, who played Harvey Milk's first love in "Milk," also received a fake bag of marijuana for his role as a clueless pot dealer in "Pineapple Express" at the roast by Harvard's student drama group. Franco, whose mother is Jewish, ...

10 women, 89-96, prepare for bat mitzvah - MarketWatch (press release)

10 women, 89-96, prepare for bat mitzvah
MarketWatch (press release)
. Menorah Park Center for Senior Living, said when they were 12-years-olds, the traditional age for a bat mitzvah, the only coming-of-age ritual in their Jewish communities was the bar mitzvah for boys, The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer reported Tuesday. .
For some, still time for a bat mitsvah WTTE
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top ten accepted jewish customs with unknown origins
5. bar mitzvah speeches required staged pauses before thank-yous 4. bisamim holder's flag top 3. flower illustrations in benchers 2. motzei shabbos pizza 1. scary styrofoam shatiel head holders. from: bangitout.com...

SI: Hamels, Wife Plan to Adopt AIDS Orphan - NBC Philadelphia

SI: Hamels, Wife Plan to Adopt AIDS Orphan
NBC Philadelphia, PA
Hamels moonlights doing bat mitzvah greetings for young Jewish girls. "We're in the process of adopting an AIDS orphan from Ethiopia," said Heidi Strobel (aka Mrs. Cole Hamels) during an interview with SI's Ben Reiter. Adopting an AIDS child from .

weekend on the shore and at the mountain of god.
(i actually wasn't too much of a fan of the saturday morning service, though that could have been because of the bar mitzvah speeches that did drag on a bit.) altogether, my weekend/shabbat has been pleasant, and i'm glad to have had ...

Actor James Franco gets spoof bar mitzvah, milks 'gay' cow (Post-Bulletin)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- James Franco got a spoof bar mitzvah and was forced to milk a "gay" cow on Friday to earn his pudding pot as Harvard's Hasty Pudding Man of the Year. The 30-year-old Franco, who played Harvey Milk's first love in..

Franco gets bar mitzvah at Hasty Pudding roast (WPVI-TV Philadelphia)
James Franco got a spoof bar mitzvah as Harvard's Hasty Pudding Man of th Year...

Elderly mark mitzvah milestones - Washington Times

Washington Times

Elderly mark mitzvah milestones
Washington Times, DC
Goldstein had his second bar mitzvah at the age of 83, the typical age for such a celebration because it comes 70 years after the initial bar mitzvah, a period of time the Old Testament defines as a full life. Goldstein decided if he lived another 13 .

Raw Video: James Franco "becomes a man" at Harvard | NECN - NECN

NECN	Raw Video: James Franco "becomes a man" at Harvard \| NECN NECN, MA In it's infinite wisdom, the Theatricals determined that Franco had never had his Bar Mitzvah. Therefore he couldn't be a man, and couldn't receive the pudding pot. It was something they had to rectify.

weekend reflections
two strands from the bar mitzvah speeches on saturday: the boy said what he learned from his torah portion was the importance of trust, determination and love. but the most important is love. and the father said that there is no ...

Top Ten Accepted Jewish Customs with Unknown Origins
10. Shalosh Seudos required egg salad 9. Velvet Tallis/tefillin bags. Black Velvet!? 8. Ties prohibited at shabbos mincha 7. Rabbis' children being crazy 6. Kosher Restaurants' required lack of service/food ...

10 women, 89-96, prepare for bat mitzvah (Moldova.org)
Ten Jewish women ranging in age from 89 to 96 said they are preparing for their long-overdue bnei mitzvah at a Beachwood, Ohio, synagogue.The women, residents of an independent living facility on the campus of Menorah Park Center for Senior Living, said when they were 12-years-olds, the traditional age for a bat mitzvah, the only coming-of-age ritual in their Jewish communities was the bar ...

"The Mighty B!" Comes to DVD on February 24, 2009 - Toon Zone

"The Mighty B!" Comes to DVD on February 24, 2009
Toon Zone, NY
We Got the Bee will contain 8 episodes of the show, plus a behind-the-scenes featurette, an original animatic from the episode "Bat Mitzvah Crashers," and a karaoke music video for "Running with the Rainbow Unicorn." Created by Amy Poehler, Erik Wiese, .

Expert tips for the phony bar mitzvah boy - Jewish Community Voice

Expert tips for the phony bar mitzvah boy
Jewish Community Voice, NJ
How might a young actor achieve authenticity in such a scene For advice, I asked Marlene Brostoff, who has been a bar and bat mitzvah teacher near Los Angeles for 38 years (and is the mother of Marissa Brostoff, Nextbook.org's staff writer). .

ROTTEN PEACHES: Prince's Bar Mitzvah
Prince would wear a doggie yarmulke between his ears and a doggie tallis around his neck. He would bark out the Shema Yisrael and howl the Mourners Kaddish. Most bar mitzvah speeches began with the words, EURœToday I am a man. ...

how to write great bar mitzvah speeches?
the bar mitzvah is an important rite of passage for jewish males. this occasion marks the transition from boy to man, and is held when a boy turns 13 years of age. while the boy is still a child in the eyes of government law, ...

Sabbath services - Stamford Advocate

Sabbath services
Stamford Advocate, CT
Call 358-2200 or visit www.congregationa The Learning Center at Congregation Agudath Sholom, Beginners Shabbat and Holiday services, Hebrew school and bar/bat mitzvah program open to the community. Extensive adult education program for all levels and .
Rabbi Hollander Speaks the EURœLanguage of LubavitchEUR Chabad.org
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James Franco gets spoof bar mitzvah along with Hasty Pudding Man of the Year honors (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
Get showtimes for Oscar-nominated movies. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - James Franco got a spoof bar mitzvah and was forced to milk a "gay" cow on Friday to earn his pudding pot as Harvard's Hasty Pudding Man of the Year...

The green bar mitzvah: a cautionary tale - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

The green bar mitzvah: a cautionary tale
Jewish Telegraphic Agency, NY
By Judith D. Schwartz · February 2, 2009 BENNINGTON, Vt. (JTA) -- In keeping with my son Brendans bar mitzvah project on energy efficiency, I was committed to the idea of making the event eco-friendly. With a little research, I found many ways to do .

Elderly mark mitzvah milestones (The Washington Times)
Norma Medoff made sure her son and daughters studied hard so they could celebrate their bar and bat mitzvahs, then she twinkled with pride as the years ticked away and her eight grandchildren did the same...

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