| Title: | BAGELS and other things of Jewish interest |
| Notice: | 1.0 policy, 280.0 directory, 32.0 registration |
| Moderator: | SMURF::FENSTER |
| Created: | Mon Feb 03 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Thu Jun 05 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 1524 |
| Total number of notes: | 18709 |
Hi,
This is the original noter. Thanks for all those responses!
It so happens that though we are not members (due to reasons I'd rather
not mention here; since that will be a topic for discussion in itself!)
we are semi-religious and try our best to teach the children about
religion at home i.e. we do Friday prayers, try to follow Jewish dietary
laws (but are not strictly Kosher), discuss religion and the significance
of a bar-mitzvah, read the Bible etc.
The to-be bar mitzvah child was taking private Hebrew lessons (not
religious) since he is interested in learning the language. I myself
lived in Israel for 2 years, but do not know Hebrew well enough to teach
him. To make a long story short - we are not totally devoid of religion.
I guess I should have posed my original question differently ....
. Do we have to be members to perform a child's
bar-mitzvah in a synagogue? If we do, could the child's
grand-parents "host" the ceremony?
. Couldn't the child be trained privately to read his part of
the haftorah?
. One of the options we are also looking into is to do his
bar-mitzvah in Israel.
More imput would be welcome.
JS
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| 1181.1 | addition to note 1173 | IAMOK::SAMSON | Fri Mar 06 1992 20:02 | 7 | |
Hi,
Sorry about the typo. Note 1181 is an addition to note 1173... I hit
the wrong key and now I do not know how to move this note. Help.
JS
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| 1181.2 | Thoughts | CARTUN::LAVY | Fri Mar 06 1992 21:41 | 11 | |
Hi,
1. I know that there are tapes from which one can learn the Haftara.
The Israeli Book Store might know about them.
2. Celebrating the Bar-Mitzva in Jerusalem next to the Wailing Wall,
will be an unforgetful experience. Maybe someone from DEC Israel can
help you in finding a Rabbi for the ceremony.
Good Luck,
GL
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| 1181.3 | also at Masada | CADSYS::HECTOR::RICHARDSON | Mon Mar 09 1992 18:35 | 12 | |
It is also possible to celebrate the bar mitzvah at Masada - there were
three or four groups there when we visited there (June of '83). I
don't know how you organize this, though - at least one the families
had flown to Israel with their own Torah from New York for the
occasion. I think people do this rather than going to the Wall because
the women of the family can participate - the partition at the Wall is
too tall for even me to see over, and I remember seeing a lot of women
and girls climbing up on it (which I am sure is strictly frowned on,
but no one seemed to be trying too hard to stop them) in order to catch
glimpses of their sons/brothers.
/Charlotte
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| 1181.4 | And she's tall | DECSIM::HAMAN::GROSS | The bug stops here | Mon Mar 09 1992 20:44 | 6 |
Charlotte and I talk eye-to-eye and I'm 6 ft tall. If _she_ can't see over the crowd, few women can. I also know of families doing it at Masada. Dave | |||||