A week from Saturday, 11/14, will be my son Josh's Bar Mitzvah. For those not aware, it is when a Jewish boy turns 13, leads the Sabbath service, and is considered a man in Jewish law. The high point of the service is when he reads from the Torah, the first part of the Bible which is a scroll hand-written in Hebrew without vowels. (yes, they do have a lot of time to practice but it's still not easy.) A celebration with family and friends follows.
It's especially exciting to me remembering mine, now over 40 years ago, and that now it's my son's turn. My 89-year-old uncle, my brother, my sister, and a lifelong friend of mine were at my bar mitzvah and will be at Josh's.
It's especially exciting to me remembering mine, now over 40 years ago, and that now it's my son's turn. My 89-year-old uncle, my brother, my sister, and a lifelong friend of mine were at my bar mitzvah and will be at Josh's.
