By one of the B'nai Mitzvah Mothers
This was an amazing day. This
was the most unique Bar Mitzvah experience Icould ever imagine. Today was the
day we celebrated our son Ben's Bar Mitzvah on Masada, aside Ellie who
celebrated her Bat Mitzvah. Our families are traveling together on the Mandell
JCC's Family trip to Israel. With our families, including grandparents on both
sides, and new friends from our group, we sat together in one of the Masada
structures, facing north to Jerusalem, with the Torah, prayerbooks and Rabbi.
It only took watching Ellie and Ben, both absorbed in their blessings and Torah
portion readings, and the huge smiles on their faces, to feel the holiness and
spirituality that Masada provides. I dreamt of being here for my child's Bar
Mitzvah, and Herzl did say "if you will, it is no dream." So here we are. In
my grateful state of being on this sacred mountain in Israel, I could only say
"thank you" to those who made this so special for all of us.
We ended the evening at
Genesis, a replica of Abraham's Biblical tent for a festive dinner complete with
sparklers and cake to commemorate this special day.
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