![]() This milestone represents the beginning of their journey to follow Jewish law in the religious community. What is a bar mitzvah or bat mitzvah?Ī bar/bat mitzvah is a rite of passage to celebrate a Jewish boy or girl entering adulthood. From understanding the difference between a bar and bat mitzvah to what happens at the ceremony and reception, we've got everything you need to know about this important Jewish rite of passage and celebration. Mazel tov! Here are all of your bar/bat mitzvah questions answered. For now, “Hall of Fame-Bat Mitzvah Song” can be found on YouTube.This special milestone calls for a celebration! If you’re attending your first bar mitzvah or bat mitzvah, you probably have some questions about what to expect. My hope is to record it professionally sometime in the near future. At a time where the world is noticeably broken, and a brand-new year of upcoming simchas on the horizon, my goal, beH, is for anyone who sees the video to feel good and hopeful as we wrap up our holiday season and head into the long and cold winter months.Īs far as future plans, I already have a new “parody,” which I had performed at my daughter Rina Victoria’s bat mitzvah this past year. But the West Hempstead community has been so welcoming to us, and we look forward to building new memories as we treasure old ones.īetween the summer move and quite a few scheduling conflicts, I am truly grateful we were able to bring this video to fruition. The move was bittersweet as we have strong ties to KGH, and certainly Jamaica Estates. We are still in the process of trying out the different shuls, who have all been quite welcoming. I am a Queens native-born in Forest Hills, raised in Jamaica Estates-and had lived in Kew Gardens Hills for the past 12 years until we ventured out of the city into West Hempstead this past summer. He referred me to a producer he had used in the tri-state area, and after some back and forth, storyboarding, prop preparation and a few meetings to record, shoot and edit, “Hall of Fame-Bat Mitzvah Song” was born. After I pitched my idea to him, he was nice enough to set up a call with me from Israel and agreed the idea had potential. ![]() ![]() I decided to reach out and within minutes, received a response. After some suggestions and quite a few failed attempts in reaching people and hearing back, I had come across a post by Lenny Solomon, former lead singer of Shlock Rock, on Facebook. I figured if I could find the right help to professionally record and even shoot a video for the initial song, it would be a nice tribute to Shira and a gift to Rina and her friends.īeing unfamiliar with the music business, I began contacting Jewish artists via social media to see if anyone might respond. But the idea of actualizing the initial song’s potential kept lingering. Ironically, we were now getting ready to celebrate my second daughter, Rina’s bat mitzvah, and I had already prepared a different song for her. Then COVID hit a few months later, and the whole idea was tabled.Ī couple of years went by when we decided to rewatch Shira’s bat mitzvah video, and the feedback I had previously received came flooding back. Because Shira’s bat mitzvah was a week before the Yomim Noraim, I didn’t have time to consider the idea. The feedback was unexpectedly positive, so much so that several guests suggested I work toward publicizing the song, noting that others in a similar transition might benefit. Our entertainer had graciously agreed to develop a karaoke version of my lyrics to the tune, and helped me put it up on a jumbo screen for everyone to follow along as I performed it live. And so, in preparation for Shira’s 2019 bat mitzvah, I decided to write lyrics that pertain to becoming a bat mitzvah. I had heard the song “Hall of Fame” by the Script featuring will.i.am, and had always felt that song would be perfect to grapple with and turn into something my oldest daughter and her friends could relate to. I wanted my daughters to know that the transition from a non-obligated mitzvah girl to an obligated mitzvah woman should be just as fun and exciting as it is serious. ![]() Becoming a bat mitzvah often seems to take a back seat to its older brother, the bar mitzvah, despite being a big deal for Jewish girls. ![]()
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