My Bar Mitzvah Day

Topics: Bar & Bat Mitzvah

A thirteen year-old boy from the shtetl and his sister discuss the significance of becoming bar mitzvah.

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Posted: Sep 6, 2011

Great

All of these topic clips are very well done. Congratulations to all of you. I enjoyed each one.

Posted By Anonymous, Australia

Posted: Mar 3, 2011

This is very cute! They are good actors! reminds me of Fiddler on the Roof!

Posted By Anonymous, Queens, NY

Posted: Dec 23, 2010

Chocolate in the shtetl? Not that likely, but
it's cute--- for young kids.

Someone who is approaching bar mitzva will need something deeper.

How did he resolve his dilemma so quickly?
What if he has stage-fright from reading the Torah in public?

Posted By Anonymous, Brooklyn, ny