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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 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.
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 mobile 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
event director/coordinator, two or three DJ's/MC's, a dozen
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 Bar/Bat Mitzvah party Clients are the mobile
entertainers who try to create a memorable 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 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
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. |
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 Philosophy: "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. Games need to be simple, and there should be
lots of easy audience participation dances for kids and adults to
enjoy. We make the Guest of Honor and his/her family members the
REAL STARS OF THE SHOW."
Required viewing for all our Mitzvah clients (or at least it should be...)
Need help
planning your Mitzvah?
CLICK HERE for our
Mitzvah Planning Guide.
CLICK HERE for Bar & Bat Mitzvah party supplies.
Our Mitzvah Section: Mitzvah Page
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