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I'm not Jewish but I'm attending one of my friend's bar mitzvahs, and I have no video what to expect, so thanks for the video!

We are still in "bat mitzvah" season around my house. My daughter already had her's, but there are still a handful of kids in her class that have theirs coming up. And I agree about the invitations. They are so beautiful. My daughter's theme was Wonderland and it ended up coming out so amazing. I was worried about it all because I made all the decorations myself (with my mom). I think the most stressful and the most fun, was shopping for her dress! LOL. And buying her tallit. That was when it really hit me that she's growing up. That was my favorite part of the day, placing it on her and seeing all the photos of her wearing it. I can't wait for the high holy days so she wears it again! LOL.

@twoweirdoswithkiddos7970

5 жыл бұрын

I also want to say that that the coolest b'nai mitzvah reception that my daughter went to was at a museum here. It's called the Elliot Museum and its this amazing interactive museum. They cleared out the lobby/entrance area which has all these paper fans all over the entire wall and that's where they served dinner. Everyone got to enjoy the entire museum with private tours and they also had a dj and an illusionist and stuff like that. It was really cool. They totally did it up because it was for boy/girl twins. So it was done totally different than everyone else's so far. It was awesome. I even told the parents that I was envious of their cool location. LOL. So, keep something like that in mind for your lil man. My older son's is in 5 years, and he said that he might want to do it at the planetarium. So, we might look into that as it gets closer to planning time.

@MyJewishMommyLife

5 жыл бұрын

Oh my gosh this made me teary eyed just thinking about, that is so lovely!!! I'm sure the party was amazing and I am so impressed you made all the decor!

@MyJewishMommyLife

5 жыл бұрын

Wow that sounds AMAZING!!!! I love a cool unique location that can totally make ALL the difference!

@babylal5i

3 жыл бұрын

My mom did the same when my little sister had 3, all the invitations, all the decor and it went out amazing...

You could be literally anyone's best friend, I swear, your happiness just radiates! ♥

Thank you so much for this video! My classmate invited me to her bat mitzvah and I was nervous at first because I had no idea what to do or wear or what to expect at a bat mitzvah. But know I know! Again thank you.

@MyJewishMommyLife

4 жыл бұрын

Aww you are SO welcome!! I hope you have the BEST time at the bat mitzvah~!

@alvaalfaro9600

2 жыл бұрын

Same here!

This is so helpful my Bat mitzvah is coming up and I’m sending this to our guests.

My mom also kept all the invitations from my years of attending friends Bar and Bat Mitzvahs. I recently weeded through them and they were INCREDIBLE!!! Your overview was so thoughtful. p.s. Loved dinner dance parties when I was growing up too! Let's bring em back when it's time for our kiddos. :)

@MyJewishMommyLife

5 жыл бұрын

I seriously can't wait to plan a bar mitzvah, except then Max will be a teenager...and that I CAN wait for lol!

I grew up in an Islamic country, and these countries used to have very bitter ties with jews. as a Christian the only exposure I had to Judaism was the Old Testament in the Holy Bible. But now I have gotten to know more about Jewish culture, I hope I get to learn more about it.

The old pics! LOVE!!!

@MyJewishMommyLife

5 жыл бұрын

Haha thanks!! The good old 90s!! Miss those days!

Italians do over the top parties for baptisms and confirmations as well. Lots of fun.

I love Bar and Bat Mitzvahs.

Great video! I always gets so many questions and I’m always happy to answer because they’re my favorite kind of celebrations!

@MyJewishMommyLife

5 жыл бұрын

Totally!!! When we were in the midst of wedding season I would always say, this is fun but I wish we were going to a bar mitzvah lol!

Yessssssssss!! Loving the old pics!

@MyJewishMommyLife

5 жыл бұрын

You know it!!

This was so helpful for our family as we are attending our first Bar Mitzvah! You are adorable and we enjoyed watching this!

@MyJewishMommyLife

5 жыл бұрын

Yay totally love hearing that! I hope you have a great time, let me know if you do!!

A year late but I just found your channel. Just wanted to mention an additional custom I dearly love. That is the passing of Torah generatonally winding up with the young celebrant. Thanks for doing this! I love my Jewish journey so much. You help to show others why!

@MyJewishMommyLife

4 жыл бұрын

Very true, that is such a beautiful custom, thank you for sharing and so glad to hear you found my channel!

@LoraStead

Жыл бұрын

When does the Torah passing happen? During the service? After it's over? Another time?

@JessicaWicks

Жыл бұрын

It occurs when the scroll is removed for the B Mitzvah to chant. Often it is removed by the Rabbi then passed down from the grandparents to parents to our celebrant prior to parading the scroll through the sanctuary.

Omg this helped me so much. Thank you so much.

OMG THANK YOU THIS HELPED ME SO FREAKING MUCH!!!!❤️❤️

@MyJewishMommyLife

4 жыл бұрын

So glad to hear that!!

I've learnt so much from your channel! 😍

@MyJewishMommyLife

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, that is so sweet of you to say!!

Ah! This was so fun! The kids side of my bat mitzvah was 1950s themed- this totally brought me back!

@MyJewishMommyLife

5 жыл бұрын

Oh my gosh I LOVE that theme!!!! I'm sure it was amazing!

Thank you for sharing. This is very helpful.

Thank you! Daughter just got invited to a Bat Mitzvah. We were clueless until we watched your video.

Omg I’m going to my bffs party and service! So much pressure

Excellent topic!

Thank you. This was really helpful!

@MyJewishMommyLife

4 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

Hello! First of all this video helped me SO much with the gift portion! My best friend is having her’s in May and she is really nervous/excited. I do have one question though, compared to the dinner/dance part, how fancy should my dress be for the ceremony? I currently I own 1 dress, I am a sort of Tom boy, and I just don’t know what to shop for!

Thank you so much for making this it was really helpful. I'm attending my gf little sisters. And I'm super anxious about it since I know little to nothing about it

I’m so non-social. It’s going to be hard...

@MyJewishMommyLife

5 жыл бұрын

I feel yah!! It can be so tough

Rosh Hashanah content! Yay! I've gotta get mine in order, but stay tuned...

@MyJewishMommyLife

5 жыл бұрын

Yes it is sneaking up on me because I feel like it's too hot for the Fall holidays but it's so soon!!

@LittleKosherLunch

5 жыл бұрын

Bought a pomegranate and I’m totally in the mood now! 😆

Hi Marion! I love invitations (and all paper goods) too! I really like your scrapbook. It has a cool minimal style. Do you have experience with the mikvah that you would be willing to talk about in a video? I've never been and am interested to learn more. And/or, I would really like to see how you prepare for and celebrate Shabbat. Keep up the awesome work! Thanks for sharing!

@MyJewishMommyLife

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! That is a great idea! I have been to the mikvah before, I went after losing a baby and found it very spiritually healing. I do have some Shabbat videos if you'd like to see them here's my playlist: kzread.info/dash/bejne/d3ebtrKCkpvfdrw.html

I needed this I have one tomorrow

Great info My Brother's Bar Mitzvah was awesome I was so jealous I wanted one too. Can't wait for the Rosh Hashanah content

@MyJewishMommyLife

5 жыл бұрын

Aww yah that would make me jealous too! Thank you so much I'm excited to share more very soon!

@darlenegattus8190

Жыл бұрын

Didn't you get a bat mitzvah?

Hi! This video was so helpful! I’m attending my friends bat mitzvah and I was so stressed on what to wear and what to bring as a gift! I re-read the invitation and it doesn’t specify the reception attire standard! I don’t know what to do?! Please help me I’m not sure what is the “average” attire for the reception or what is to “extra”. Much love ❤️, Autumn

@MyJewishMommyLife

5 жыл бұрын

Oh my gosh that’s a tough one! I would base it on location if that’s any help (like is it a dinner dance or something at a kids play space) for a girl id go with a cocktail dress and for a guy a suit but that’s just me!

@gkef99

3 жыл бұрын

I’m in the same situation my friend is having hers soon and i have been doing research on anything and everything.

I remember my bat mitzvah. My friends asked me the same questions. Some of them saved my invitation, too. 30 years ago this year!

@MyJewishMommyLife

4 жыл бұрын

That's so cool!

@lilafeldman8630

4 жыл бұрын

@@MyJewishMommyLife just curios, what was your Torah reading?

This is super helpful for a middle-grade novel I'm working on. Thanks for posting! Could you answer a few questions? How early would someone send the invite? And what day of the week is the celebration usually held since Shabbat is Friday night to Saturday night, which pretty much rules out both days, right? And would some people get invited to the service and party and some just the party? Also is the tallit used for boys and girls and just when reading from the Torah, or during the whole service, or something else. Thanks in advance!

I would love to go to a Bar or Bat Mitzvah one day!❤️

@MyJewishMommyLife

5 жыл бұрын

I can’t wait to go to another one they’re so fun!!

Some strict churches require women to wear doilies too. I would certainly dress up to attend Synagogue.

My bat mitzah is in 18 days and im soooo excited!!!🥰

@MyJewishMommyLife

2 жыл бұрын

Mazal tov!!!

I’m a 13 year old girl and I’m not Jewish but my Jewish school friend invited me too one and I literally only have t shirts Andy parents never met her but I really wanna go and I havnt even asked them yet and I’m supposed to rsvp today and I’m so stressed

I'm having my bat mitzvah in February next year .

@MyJewishMommyLife

4 жыл бұрын

That's so exciting!

Great video. You covered so much good stuff. It's hard to cover all the differences between congregations. I am a B'nai Mitzvah tutor. I'll make a partner to this one from my perspective as a tutor and a member of a Reform congregation.

@MyJewishMommyLife

5 жыл бұрын

Oh my gosh do it!! Would love to see it! You probably have some hilarious stories from tutoring!

Thank you! This was so helpful! Our son is attending a bar mitzvah in a few days. I so appreciate your informative video.

helo! this video is very helpful but i was wondering what we should wear because i could not really understand it. and also how much money do we give and do we wear something else for the prty in the evening

@MyJewishMommyLife

5 жыл бұрын

If there’s no dress code on the invitation I would go with a dress for women and slacks for men and for the gift it all depends on how well you know the person it’s like a sweet 16 gift.

Do a What to wear to look fashionista and appropiate plreeaseee

I never had a bat mitzvah in my life though my 3 siblings did (one is a boy so he had a bar mitzvah). I just wanted to have a pool party instead. I do regret it but it is too late because I am 16.

@madithacker2918

3 жыл бұрын

It’s not actually! My in laws had there’s in there 60’s!

I was raised Catholic...my baptism, first communion, and confirmation all consisted of people showing up then, maybe, having some food, then leaving. It all seems quite boring compared to a bat/bar mitzvah and with MUCH less planning! 😊

Wait what did you mix with the salmon? Saracha sauce and mayo?

I know you talked about it, but I’m still unsure about what to wear. I’m going to my friends bat mitzvah ceremony and party. Do I wear the same thing to both? Please someone tell me what to wear for each one!

I am going to a bar Mitzvah tomorrow

@MyJewishMommyLife

4 жыл бұрын

Hope you had such a fun time!

I Want Moshiach Now!!!

I have a question, or well I have two, in a synagogue what do jewish people pray to? Do they pray to the star of David like Christian's pray to a cross? And also do synagogues have choirs?

@MyJewishMommyLife

4 жыл бұрын

We pray to God but we face the direction of Jerusalem where the Holy Temple once was, but no we don't pray to the Star of David so it's not really similar to Christianity in that respect.

Does it have to be the eldest children who have a Bar/Bat Mitzvah? Or do his/her siblings have it, too? I'm curious.

@twoweirdoswithkiddos7970

3 жыл бұрын

All children have their bar/bat mitzvah around the age of 13. So, my daughter (she's now 15) had her's before her 13th birthday, so technically she was 12. My son (he's now 9) will have his, most likely, just after his 13th birthday due to holidays and such. My youngest (he's 5) will probably have it within a week or 2 of his birthday. I hope this helps.

@MyJewishMommyLife

3 жыл бұрын

That's right all kids get to have one!

@megspitzer9406

3 жыл бұрын

@@MyJewishMommyLife Really?😲

I did my bat mitzva one year ago

@MyJewishMommyLife

5 жыл бұрын

Thats's so awesome!!

@lisha2108

5 жыл бұрын

@@MyJewishMommyLife thank you but im from israel where are you from?

I love this video! My really good friend is having a bar mitzvah in 18 days do you bring gifts? And what type?

@MyJewishMommyLife

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Most likely yes! I talk about in the video what I think but I would think of it as a nicer birthday party gift or a Sweet 16 style gift. Hope you have have fun!

@isabellaweakliem24

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

What if it doesn’t say on the invitation?

Rosh hasana is on 9/9. Do you live in the USA i live in israel so my english is not very good because im young

@MyJewishMommyLife

5 жыл бұрын

I do! Thanks for watching from Israel!!

@lisha2108

5 жыл бұрын

@@MyJewishMommyLife no welcome u need more followers

Would it also be pretty weird if Bar/Bat Mitzvah parties are held at Chuck E. Cheese's?🙃 Just wondering.

@MyJewishMommyLife

2 жыл бұрын

Lol a little unconventional but I’ve heard of lots of different party ideas!

@megspitzer9406

2 жыл бұрын

@@MyJewishMommyLife What about Dave & Busters?

@darlenegattus8190

Жыл бұрын

Too young for teens

Hello:-)🎀🎀

My best friend (she's a girl) invited me and i don't know nothing about it just the fact thay si when they turn 13, ao im looking at videos to see what to expect

When I first read about bat mitzvahs, I thought the first word was pronounced like the animal bat. I didn’t know any Jews then. 😞

@emmarose4234

2 жыл бұрын

@@spencer_jackson542, I didn’t know that was how it was pronounced when I was that age.

@emmarose4234

2 жыл бұрын

@@spencer_jackson542, oh! Got it.

Well, technically, I'm not a jewish. But I'm learning about their culture.

@MyJewishMommyLife

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@evanwilson2465

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. This learning amazed me.

Looks delicious but would be a lot less intimidating if the background music wasn’t created because of a murder crime

I grew up orthodox, so seeing bat mitzvah services, women wearing kippot/yarmulkes and tallitim, and everything being in english often makes me laugh.

Multiples of 18 are good but gelt is gelt...

U ok

i really want to convert into judaism. i hope i get the chance to one day.

@MyJewishMommyLife

5 жыл бұрын

That’s lovely! All the best to you on your journey 💕

@sarathehighschoolmusicalfa4769

5 жыл бұрын

Good luck!

My mother in law said only married women cover their heads.

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