Bar Mitzvah Speeches News for 03/10/2009

A Request Posted By: Anonymous - Mangalorean.com

A Request Posted By: Anonymous
Mangalorean.com, India
I want to attend my first grandchild's bar mitzvah." In due course Ida gratefully attended the festive rite of passage. Some time later she again spoke to her doctor. "My granddaughter is to be married in 18 months. Please help me to be able to attend .

91-Year-Old 'Thrilled' About Her Bat Mitzvah In Ohio (NPR)
Flo Wish, one of 10 elderly women in Beachwood, Ohio, says she is excited to be going through the Jewish coming-of-age ceremony on March 22. In the 1930s, when the women were ages 12 and 13, girls weren't even allowed to read from the Torah...

Natural-born investor (Bucharest Business Week)
From an early age, Sony Mordechai got a taste for investment. So by the time he was 18, he had turned a 4,000 Euro portfolio into 290,000 Euro in less than three years, proving his flair for business...

A Special Bat Mitzvah at Masada for Rebecca - Arutz Sheva

Arutz Sheva

A Special Bat Mitzvah at Masada for Rebecca
Arutz Sheva, Israel
The Bat Mitzvah ceremony is conducted by Chabad Rabbi Shimon Elharar and his assistant, Rabbi Tzachi, followed by a challah-baking workshop for the female family members by a professional baker dressed in ancient costume. .

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 ...

Seniors busy preparing for their first bat mitzvah - Winston-Salem Journal

Seniors busy preparing for their first bat mitzvah
Winston-Salem Journal, NC
Ten women -- ages 89 to 96 -- are rehearsing for their 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. .

A cub becomes a bear - mazel tov! - The Brown Daily Herald

A cub becomes a bear - mazel tov!
The Brown Daily Herald, RI
On Friday night and Saturday morning, the Jewish sabbath, Bruno celebrated his growth from a cub into an adult bear with classic Bar Mitzvah festivities at Hillel. Bar Mitzvahs are "a rite of passage now, especially in American Judaism," said Rabbi .

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Called to the Torah (Moorpark Acorn)
Deven Selze, was called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah on Feb. 21 at Temple Etz Chaim in Thousand Oaks. Deven is a seventh-grade honors student at Chaparral Middle School and the son of Jodi and Michael Selzer of Moorpark...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Access Hollywood

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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Jewish comics celebrate Purim (The Brown Daily Herald)
After playing their second song during a concert, Rob Tannenbaum '83 and David Fagin typically hear a chair scraping the floor, followed by an older person getting up and a "pair of little orthopedic shoes walking out the door," Tannenbaum said. It's perhaps no surprise that the comedic rock duo "Good for the Jews," which takes pride in its irreverent and unconventional Jewish music, makes ...

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, ...

Non-dancers only need the basics (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Freestyle, as it's known among professional dancers, can be treacherous terrain for ersatz booty-shakers, be it at a wedding, bar mitzvah or corporate function...

'Nones' now 15% of population - USA Today

'Nones' now 15% of population
USA Today
EUR¢40% say they had no childhood religious initiation ceremony such as a baptism, christening, circumcision, bar mitzvah or naming ceremony. EUR¢55% of those who are married had no religious ceremony. EUR¢66% say they do not expect to have a religious funeral. .

Jews in Dallas Have Choice with New Bar/Bat Mitzvah Option - PR.com (press release)

Jews in Dallas Have Choice with New Bar/Bat Mitzvah Option
PR.com (press release), NY
Rabbi David Gruber of Frisco, Texas, gives Jews in the heartland an alternative option to the standard synagogue based bar/ bat mitzvah. The celebration, personalized to each family, is much more relaxed and is not performance oriented. .

Lindsay Lohan's next role: A Jew? (Jewish Ledger)
Actress Lindsay Lohan is converting to Judaism, the religion of her Jewish girlfriend, DJ Samantha Ronson. Raised a Catholic, Lohan, 22, announced her plans to change her faith on her Facebook page...

Late breaking news
Shopping for Bar Mitzvah Dancing Socks and Other Accessories. Because dancing is such a popular bar mitzvah event, bar mitzvah socks are popular party favors. These socks prevent feet from picking up splinters. These socks usually come ...

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 ...

A cub becomes a bear - mazel tov! (The Brown Daily Herald)
Last weekend, Brown/RISD Hillel had a "beary" unusual guest of honor - Bruno, the University mascot...

Hitting the Reset Button: The Silver Lining - BusinessWeek

Hitting the Reset Button: The Silver Lining
BusinessWeek
In 1982, I used my paper route and Bar Mitzvah money to purchase an Apple II+ (my parents did subsidize the purchase somewhat, I confess). I was mesmerized by the magic of the personal computer and all its possibilities: games, programming, .

Pittsburgh Teen Helps Young Musicians 'Play It Forward' (WTAE-TV Pittsburgh)
What started as a project before a Pittsburgh teen's bar mitzvah has turned into a way for children to play instruments they may never have had...

Bar mitzvahs grow among seniors; some celebrating a second or . - The Canadian Press

Bar mitzvahs grow among seniors; some celebrating a second or .
The Canadian Press, Fla.
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. Now, finally, at 77, she got her turn. .

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 ...

Robert Schapiros 52 Year Bar Mitzvah Journey - Baltimore Jewish Times

Baltimore Jewish Times

Robert Schapiros 52 Year Bar Mitzvah Journey
Baltimore Jewish Times, MD
Too often, the true meaning of the bar mitzvah rite of passage is lost amid the excitement of planning a party, contemplating its theme and choosing the right location. But every once in a while, someone comes along who embodies the essence of what .

"If I'm blaspheming, it means I'm doing my job" (Salon.com)
Who would dare turn Jewish saints into whores, murderers and false messiahs? Jonathon Keats explains what inspired "The Book of the Unknown," his entrancing new collection of fables...

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 ...

bar mitzvah stress
in any case, i have been forced to come home from the city every night for the past week to help various family members with bar mitzvah speeches, college applications and other fun papers. i still have a little bit of the hand scan ...

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