Bar and Bat Mitzvah

July 30, 2012

Is it Wrong to Type Thank You Notes?

Would you rather receive an illegible, impersonal handwritten thank you note or a personalized typed one? Oh, was that leading?…

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July 25, 2012

The Happy Hora

Over a month after my son’s bar mitzvah, and I’m still kvelling. It will be over soon. Probably….

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July 23, 2012

To My Son, One Month After

My son made his bar mitzvah. Talk amongst yourselves. I’m a little verklempt….

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July 3, 2012

How My Son Discovered The Opposite Sex

It happened. Six weeks before his bar mitzvah, my son discovered girls….

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June 22, 2012

Facebook Advice Before The Bar Mitzvah

A few months ago, after her daughter had just made her bat mitzvah, my friend Jill held my hands in hers and…

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June 14, 2012

Oy Vey: What To Give (& Not to Give) For a Bar or Bat Mitzvah

I’m going out on a limb here in making a recommendation regarding what I think is the best gift to gift a kid for a bar or bat mitzvah. …

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May 26, 2012

Just Say No (Thank You): Bar Mitzvah Tales, Part 3

When replying to a formal event – where the hosts have sent you an actual printed invitation and provided you with a…

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May 3, 2012

A Confused RSVPer: Bar Mitzvah Tales, Part 2

People have been asking me to share tidbits about the bar mitzvah planning. Okay. Here’s one….

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April 2, 2012

The Blessing of Paper: Bar Mitzvah Tales, Part 1

When I forgot to order thank-you notes, einvite bar mitzvah invitations came to my rescue….

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November 10, 2010

Oy Vey: Tips to Non-Jews About Bar & Bat Mitzvah Giving

I received an email from an old friend not too long ago. She sounded kinda panicky:

Renna:

I have been invited to go to a Bat Mitzvah in NYC for a co-worker’s daughter. What do I give? Help!

Jenna 🙂

That Jenna. She brought me right back to October 25, 1979 when I celebrated my own bat mitzvah in Syracuse, New York. …

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