Bar Mitzvah - Pictures from the Party

 

Getting my suit stuffed with Balloons!

Dad, Cousin C, and Me all loaded with balloons

Trying to toss pieces of stuff onto the other team's side!

The balloon crew getting jiggy with in!

Bar Mitzvah - Photo Booth Pictures

 

Me and my buddies H & H were the first set to get pictures at the Photobooth.  These are the raw pictures from it.

Mom's crew of people, with some fun hats on (who includes my friend V)

Me, Mom, and Dad, having some fun with the Photo booth.

Mom and Dad always do a good job of holding me up!

Bar Mitzvah - Party Setup

 

It's time for the party!  My theme was Casino Royale!

The party was over at the RIT Art Gallery, so lots of cool stuff around.

We had cards with a sticker of my cat on the box.  We had poker chips with a picture of my cat on one side, and Dad's cat on the other, contained in a D6 box.  We had the card center piece, and card branded containers filled with puff mints.

And now we wait for people to arrive!

Bar Mitzvah - During the Service

 

Here I am holding the Torah, and reading the prayer for it

Mom and Dad making me laugh as they do there words of wisdom to me :)

Bar Mitzvah - Morning of Service

 

It's the morning of my Bar Mitzvah!  I'm way way nervous.

But my suit looks good...

Okay let's get going early, so I can get my nerves calmed down, and get some more practicing in before it all starts, so I can rock it out!

Bar Mitzvah - Friday Night Dinner

 

Well we've got the RIT alumni house for Friday Night Dinner, and it seems like a great place!  Now to wait for my family to arrive, and to greet them all.

Bar Mitzvah - Walk Through

 

It is almost my Bar Mitzvah, so a few day before I get to do the walk through at the temple.

 We practice the Torah hand-off, and me holding it.

As well as the prayer that goes with this part.

With the relaxed Covid rules, I'm allowed to do the carry around the sanctuary, which I want to do!  So we practice that as well.

This should be a fun part!

We even had to spend some time to find the right passage set in the Torah, so we'd be all set for the Bar Mitzvah itself!  And I did practicing readings from it, to get use to how this one was written