Bar Mitzvah Speeches News for 03/22/2009

FRIDAYAnonymous American Donates Torah Scroll to Outpost (Israel National News)
(IsraelNN.com) An anonymous American Jewish investor celebrated his eldest sons Bar Mitzvah by contributing a Torah scroll to the Samarian outpost community of El Matan, next to Maaleh and Ginot Shomron. The Bar Mitzvah was celebrated Thursday morning at the Western Wall (Kotel)...

Called to the Torah (Simi Valley Acorn)
Brandon Westhoven was called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah on Feb. 28 at Temple Etz Chaim in Thousand Oaks. Brandon is a seventh-grade student at Valley View Middle School and the son of Brenda Westhoven of Simi Valley...

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. ...

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 ...

Film festival celebrates Jewish culture (The Kansas City Star)
Movies mining the rich currents of Jewish life and culture will be on display at the 11th annual Jewish Film Festival, playing Saturday through April 4 at the Glenwood Arts and Rio theaters in Overland Park...

Having a Bat Mitzvah in Their 90s - New York Times

New York Times

Having a Bat Mitzvah in Their 90s
New York Times, United States
The women grew up in the shadow of the Great Depression, when bar mitzvah ceremonies for boys were weekly affairs but Jewish girls came of age without notice or fanfare. A bat mitzvah was rare in the United States until the 1950s and 60s, .

Crowded calendar: Site heads off bar mitzvah conflicts (Business Insurance)
Even amid a recession, North Shore middle-school students still juggle piles of invitations for bar or bat mitzvahs. Just ask Amy Bazelon, who helps run a Web site tracking the events...

Tips for the Sophisticated Fugitive (New York Times)
More plutocrats face criminal investigations, which raises the question: why not take the ill-gotten money and run?..

'Hell's Kitchen' Insider: A Bar Mitzvah To Remember - BuddyTV

BuddyTV

'Hell's Kitchen' Insider: A Bar Mitzvah To Remember
BuddyTV, WA
There was been a wedding challenge, a Sweet 16 party from my season, and this year, our new hopefuls gave young Max a Bar Mitzvah to remember The challenge was simple: translate Max's three favorite foods (burger, brisket, and chicken soup) into their .

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 ...

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 ...

A Bar Mitzvah in Hell - NY Blueprint

A Bar Mitzvah in Hell
NY Blueprint, NY
On the episode, three dishes are served to the bar-mitzvah boy as his mother and grandmother sample them. The two teams do their best to do an upscale version of chicken soup, brisket and a hamburger. Its obviously not a kosher affair, .

Sunday's Highlights (Calendarlive.com)
COLD CASE: A new police chief (Eddie Cibrian) of an Alaskan town investigates the murder of a man whose wife (Rosanna Arquette) is the prime suspect in "Nora Roberts' Northern Lights" (9 p.m. Lifetime)...

Recession lessons for the kids - Financial Post

Recession lessons for the kids
Financial Post, Canada
I still like to rib my parents about the fact we had the party for my Bar Mitzvah in the basement of our house during an economic downturn in the 1970s. My brothers got rented halls for their celebrations. But I don't appear to be any worse for it. .

Swampscott groups to be part of Got Mitzvah? Expo - Swampscott Reporter

Swampscott groups to be part of Got Mitzvah? Expo
Swampscott Reporter, MA
Find resources for planning a bar or bat mitzvah in Israel, creating a genealogy tree for your family, or EURœtwinningEUR with a child who perished in the Holocaust or with a child from Ethiopia or another country who otherwise could not have a bar or bat .

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 ...

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 ...

Israel Travel Blog: Note from the Journal Part 2
It felt different without a rabbi, sermon, bar mitzvah speeches etc. Following the services we went in the lobby and saw their amazing collection of Mezuzot. Following services we walked back to the hotel. Then it was real Shabbat time ...

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, ...

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 ...

10 Great Singers Who Are Terrible Dancers (Fox News)
There are two types of musicians: the ones who can dance, and the ones who cannot..

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 ...

Having a Bat Mitzvah in Their 90s Because It?s a Hoot (New York Times)
Ohio women in their 90s jumped at a chance to perform a rite rare in their youth, but common for Jewish teenage girls today...

Film festival celebrates Jewish culture - Kansas City Star

Film festival celebrates Jewish culture
Kansas City Star, MO
EUR¢EURœSixty SixEUR (8:45 pm April 4, Rio): Poor picked-on Bernie cant wait for his bar mitzvah, when for one day he will be the most important kid in town. How is he to know that his big ceremony will be pre-empted when England falls prey to World Cup fever .

Take Me Out to the Bar MitzvahEUR¦ (The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles)
Roger Owens has been pitching with the Dodgers for 50 years, ever since the team moved from Brooklyn. His accuracy is uncanny, and he remains a crowd favorite. He throws under the leg, behind the back and even two at a time, sometimes more than 30 rows back...

Crowded calendar: Site heads off bar mitzvah conflicts - Crain's Chicago Business

Crain's Chicago Business

Crowded calendar: Site heads off bar mitzvah conflicts
Crain's Chicago Business, IL
Even amid a recession, North Shore middle-school students still juggle piles of invitations for bar or bat mitzvahs. Just ask Amy Bazelon, who helps run a Web site tracking the events. "It's a complicated social year for the kids," says Ms. Bazelon, .

Dealing with Problems in Chicago Area Bat Mitzvah Photography - Depok Metro

Dealing with Problems in Chicago Area Bat Mitzvah Photography
Depok Metro, Indonesia
Author Bio: This article was written by David Sytsma PhD of Beautiful Memories Photo. Beautiful Memories Photo offers stunning Bar and Bat Mitzvah photography throughout the Chicago area. Always artistic, personable and professional photographers you .

Take Me Out to the Bar MitzvahEUR¦ - The Jewish Journal of greater L.A

Take Me Out to the Bar MitzvahEUR¦
The Jewish Journal of greater L.A, CA
And Owens, who knows more than his fair share of nutty jokes, also makes a good side income making guest appearances at various bar and (sometimes) bat mitzvah celebrations. EURœEveryone wants to do something different,EUR he said. .

Girl Doesnt Let Pain Stand in Way of Her Bat Mitzvah - The Jewish Journal of greater L.A

The Jewish Journal of greater L.A

Girl Doesnt Let Pain Stand in Way of Her Bat Mitzvah
The Jewish Journal of greater L.A, CA
Abby Ross stands with University Synagogues Cantor Jay Frailich, left, and Rabbi Morley Feinstein during her bat mitzvah. Preparing for a bar or bat mitzvah is time consuming. A student in the throes of becoming a teenager has to learn Torah and .

New on DVD: 'Quantum of Solace'; 'In Treatment' and more (Los Angeles Times)
"Andy Richter Controls The Universe: The Complete Series"; "Praying With Lior"; "Watchmen: Tales of the Black Freighter" Quantum of Solace..

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