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New Hampshire Jewish Bar Mitzvah & Bat Mitzvah
DJ Entertainment
The
Historical Perspective
Shalom! By the age of twelve, many Jewish boys
& girls are busy studying Jewish law. At the age
of thirteen (sometimes different for girls), these same
youth have an opportunity to formally become part of
a religious society and an adult responsible to observe
religious law with the rest of their community. Their
entry ceremony (Bar Mitzvah for boys, Bat or Bas Mitzvah
for girls) is often, but not always, held on the Sabbath
shortly after their 13th birthday.
A New Hampshire Bar-Bat Mitzvah celebration (Simcha)
often follows the successful completion of the formal
religious ceremony where the newly responsible Jewish
boy or girl leads a worship service of their congregation
by reading or chanting from prescribed passages in the
Torah and the Prophets. This declares the individual
to be a formal and legal adult within this community.
The occasion is truly a celebration of family and friends.
It might also offer some families the opportunity to
take an extended family retreat in Israel.
New Hampshire Bar & Bat Mitzvah Party Entertainment
Similar to wedding receptions, there is no "one
right way" to provide entertainment at a Bar/Bat
Mitzvah party. Entertainment styles, timelines, and
packages can vary greatly from party to party.
Some New Hampshire Bar Mitzvah entertainers try to dazzle
a Bar/Bat Mitzvah party Guest Of Honor, his/her Family,
and their Guests with a truly spectacular show that
can rival a Las Vegas-type performance. This can include
dominating personalities, huge sound systems, spectacular
nightclub-type lighting effects, music video/karaoke
projection screens, various props for games, and fog/bubbles/confetti/snow
machines. Larger budget productions might also include
a professional New Hampshire Bar Mitzvah party planner,
event director/coordinator, two or three Bar Mitzvah
DJ's/MC's, a dozen Bar MItzvah dancers, dance platforms,
banks of television monitors, multiple costumes, dress-up
skits, musicians, magicians, clowns, jugglers, celebrity
look-a-likes, hypnotists, pyrotechnics/fireworks displays,
life-size robotic boxing, video/arcade games, billiard
tables, photo/temporary tattoo booths, laser tag, imaginative
room decorations, indoor/outdoor air inflatable games,
farm/wild animals (with trainers), and a partridge in
a pear tree. Whew!
Preferred by the many New Hampshire Bar/Bat Mitzvah
party Clients are the mobile Bar Mitzvah DJ entertainers
who try to create a memorable Bar MItzvah celebration
without what some people call the "excessive extras".
These entertainment efforts can be just as much fun
for the Bar/Bat Mitzvah party Star, his/her Family and
Guests who don't want to be overwhelmed. And fun is
good. Really!
A
big part of a good New Hampshire Bar Mitzvah party,
at least from the parents perspective, is keeping the
kids busy, as one client stated in a thank you note:
"Thank you, thank you, and thank you! The kids had such a great time!
You
did such a good job keeping the kids into the party."
Aileen Tabachnick
Portland,
Maine
Our New Hampshire Bar & Bat Mitzvah success secret
here at Pete Chambers & Associates is very simple...we
treat your child like they are the most important person
in the world. Mazel Tov!
Popular
Timeline: Cocktails/hors d'ouevres, Games/dancing for kids,
Guests enter, Grand entrance of Family & Bar/Bat Mitzvah Star, Motzi,
Toast, Candle lighting ceremony, Dinner, Games or dancing for kids,
Mother/Son or Father/Daughter dance, Hora, Open/audience
participation dancing until end and the Last dance.
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What is the
Havdalah?
Also spelled
Habdalah or Havdala, is a Jewish ceremony that formally concludes
the Shabbat (weekly day of rest) and Yom Tov (Jewish holidays).
According to Judaism, the Shabbat ends (and the new week begins) at
nightfall, and not at midnight. Therefore, Havdalah is made as soon
as three stars are visible in the night sky.
Havdalah is recited over wine or grape juice. On completion of the
Shabbat, a candle with more than one wick is used, and spices to
commemorate the departure of the "added soul" of the day. On Yom
Kippur, a candle is used but not spices.
When the blessing is made on the candles, the custom is to look at
their fingernails in the light of the candle, this is done because
the candles has to be bright enough to be able to distinguish
different currencies by its light, and if one is able to distinguish
between ones nails and flesh, one knows that the flame is big
enough.
At the conclusion of Havdalah, the candle is extinguished in the
leftover wine to demonstrate that this candle was lit solely for the
mitzvah of havdalah. |
Bar
Mitzvah Games, Dances & Extras: Favorite
games include Coke & Pepsi, Musical Chairs and Trivia
Games. Popular audience participation dances include
the Cha Cha Slide, Electric Slide, Conga Lines, YMCA
& Chicken Dance. Popular extras include nightclub-style
light shows, props and Karaoke.
For more CLICK
HERE
Our New Hampshire Bar Mitzvah Philosophy: "New
Hampshire Bar & Bat Mitzvah parties are becoming
less formal with more emphasis on having FUN!
Mom & Dad will be happy to know that the music we
play is "Sanitized For Their Protection",
as we only play the clean edits of your child's favorite
songs, never any explicit lyrics. It is very important
that all songs be played at a reasonable volume so adults
can enjoy their conversations. Bar Mitzvah games need
to be simple, and there should be lots of easy audience
participation dances for kids and adults to enjoy. We
make the Bar or Bat Mitzvah Guest of Honor and his/her
family members the REAL STARS OF THE SHOW."
Required viewing for all our Bar and Bat Mitzvah clients
(or at least it should be...)
Need
help planning your Bar or Bat Mitzvah? CLICK
HERE for our Bar Mitzvah Planning Guide.
CLICK HERE for Bar & Bat Mitzvah party supplies.
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