Celebrating a Bar Mitzvah

Celebrating a BAR MITZVAHThe bar mitzvah is a party in order to celebrate a Jewish boy's coming of age. Under these circumstances, there are large parties in order to celebrate. A good idea to do is get a lot of party supplies, decorations and party favors. If you can enlist the help of the boy having the bar mitzvah, then this can make things even easier for you. After all, this is his party! The first thing that you'll need to do is buy the party decorations. Letter Banners are the best way to do this. If you are having a party at your home or in a reception hall, a banner is a good way to greet guests. You should hang this up near the entrance of the party so that people know they are in the right place.A great thing you can do for the Bar Mitzvah is set up all the party tableware. Put paper judaic tablecovers on all the tables with matching theme dinner plates, napkins and cups. Another great thing you can do for the Bar Mitzvah is to provide party favors for all your guests. They will feel that they are special and that they're glad they came when they receive something like this. Something fun to do is purchase Jewish themed candies, and then wrap them up in netting. Tie it up in colored ribbon that matches the color scheme of the party, and place them at every table.Bar Mitzvah is both a joyous and solemn religious and lifetime milestone in the life of a Jewish male. According to Jewish law, the male goes from being a boy of twelve to a man of 13. With the Bar Mitzvah, according to Jewish law, a boy becomes an adult. Bar Mitzvah actually translates to “son of the commandment” and at this age, can take part in religious ceremonies, observe the commandments, and to count in a minyan, to form binding contracts, testify before courts, and marry. This is a solemn, religious ceremonial rite of passage of the greatest importance within the Jewish Faith.The bar mitzvah rite of passage is steeped in traditions literally going back hundreds of years. They are typically celebrated with a festive, kosher meal, where family and friends share in the celebration of the bar mitzvah boy’s entrance into adulthood. During the meal, friends and relatives give speeches of encouragement to not only celebrate the honor of becoming an adult, but to impress upon the bar mitzvah boy how important it is that he undertakes his new role of full-fledged Jewish adult with joy, and encourages the purpose of adding spirituality to their lives.At this time the previous exposure to the Torah is heightened, and on the following Shabbat, the Jewish Sabbath, he will be called to the Torah during morning services at the synagogue to recite the blessing on the Haftorah. Many have already spent years studying the Torah under the tutelage of scholars, and are able, at this time to read the weekly Torah portion. The Bar Mitzvah celebration is secondary to the changes that are expected to take place in this rite of passage from childhood into adulthood, when they stop putting themselves and their needs above that of their people, and the kind of person they want to become as individuals within the network of their faith.Lest you think this celebration dull, most parties turn into a teen bash after the adults leave, with live music, dancing, and singing. Plan ahead and get party supplies, party decoration and party favors today. This is the party of a young Jewish male’s life. Indeed, the Bar Mitzvah is a celebration of life.