by Aviva Blumstein | Blog
I started the BATmom blog almost a year ago and this year has been filled with learning, traveling and celebrating. Our celebrations culminated in very special family Shabbat, a Jerusalem Scavenger Hunt with BATgirl’s friends, and a very small and intimate...
by Aviva Blumstein | Blog
When we BM parents were growing up, a very common bar or Bat Mitzvah present was a fountain pen. Hence the joke went, when the bar mitzvah boy got up to speak to the synagogue, he would say, “Today I am a fountain pen.” But times have changed, and perhaps the line...
by Aviva Blumstein | Blog
Speeches at a wedding can be a source of entertainment and enjoyment, or they can be a source of sedation that puts your guests to sleep. Everyone wants their wedding to be a memorable occasion but not because their wedding holds the record for the most people in...
by Aviva Blumstein | Blog
Mother and father of the bride – in years gone by. Years ago, the father of the bride ‘gave his daughter away’ and sent her off into the world with her new husband who was going to become the new protector and provider. The mother of the bride took...
by Aviva Blumstein | Blog
Chatan – groom Kallah – bride Kittel – white garment that some grooms wear Kabbalat Panim – reception, takes place before the Chupa Tena’im – ceremony that takes place during the reception Badeken – the covering of the bride by a veil Birkat kallah –...
