It's a thing good I've had thirteen years to prepare for what's coming: I will be the beaming Christian mommy of a bar mitzvah boy this May 26th.
While my teen-to-be is memorizing his Torah portion, I'm gathering bar mitzvah tips from any Jewish mom I can stop on the street. I've been to only two bar mitzvahs in my life, so I don't have much experience.
Still, I have set some goals: I want the bar mitzvah ceremony to be memorable, meaningful, imbued with gratitude and love. I want the whole day to be authentically ours, as well as in keeping with what millions of Jews have done before us. I want to bring myself, as a supportive non-Jewish parent, to the table...or to the Torah, proud of my son and his Jewish heritage. I want to show that Jewish-Christian intermarriage won't complete what Hitler started, and that, at our house at least, faith breeds faith, and love is all that matters.
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I think your boys are so blessed to have you for a Mom. I have never been to a Bar mitzvah so I dont have tips for you but I will pray for a blessed day for you and your family.
Beautifully stated. Love is what matters and of course whatever faith the source for all faith is God or whatever Higher Power we believe in. Barb
I too was in a similar situation (though on the oppsite end) and found your story very touching. I come from a mixed faith household, and was bat mitzvaed. Eight years later, though I do not consider myself apart of any faith, the memory of my bat mitzvah is a very warm one, a moment when my parents and both sides of my family came together to support me. What could really be more important than that? Congratulations to you and your family!