by Aviva Blumstein | Bar Bat Mitzvah
This is a series for the bar/bat mitzvah parent on quick, concise and meaningful messages from the weekly Torah portion – perfect for use in a parent speech. It’s Murphy’s Law. You promise your little brother that you’ll take him to the park Sunday afternoon and do...
by Aviva Blumstein | Bar Bat Mitzvah
This is a series for the bar/bat mitzvah parent on quick, concise and meaningful messages from the weekly Torah portion – perfect for use in a parent speech. You’re in prison for life. You were framed, honestly, and it wasn’t even the most major offense, but the...
by Aviva Blumstein | Bar Bat Mitzvah
This is a series for the bar/bat mitzvah parent on quick, concise and meaningful messages from the weekly Torah portion – perfect for use in a parent speech. The most famous sibling rivalry in the Torah has to be that of Joseph and his brothers. Joseph appeared to get...
by Aviva Blumstein | Bar Bat Mitzvah
Jacob is finally going home. He has his wives, his children, sheep, wealth – it should be a joyous homecoming. But one thing casts a shadow over the journey. Esau. Esau hasn’t forgotten the loss of the birthright and the blessings. And he’s bent on revenge. What’s...
by Aviva Blumstein | Bar Bat Mitzvah
“Go.” “Where?” “Just go.” “But what do I put into the GPS?” “I said – GO.” The first words of the Torah Portion of Lech Lecha are G-d telling Abraham to go – away from the place where he had grown up, away from all that was familiar. That’s pretty clear. What’s not...
by Aviva Blumstein | Bar Bat Mitzvah
This is a series for the bar/bat mitzvah parent on quick, concise and meaningful messages from the weekly Torah portion. They’re messages appropriate for any background – and appropriate to give in a speech to your young man or woman embarking on a journey...
