For many parents, planning a Bar or Bat Mitzvah is an overwhelming experience. Sometimes, it can be too much! Without resources or support, parents can feel like the big day is quickly spiraling out of control. For those parents, help is on the way! Building on her own experiences and lessons learned from planning a Bat Mitzvah for her daughter, the author offers a beautifully written comprehensive guide with many practical tips on saving money, time and most importantly, providing an enjoyable and outstanding experience for guests. She offers suggestions to improve the quality of the celebration by avoiding spiritual gaps and obstacles that create guest disillusionment and disappointment. This guide will help you organize and arrange all aspects of your upcoming event from the ceremony to the celebration.
Inside you will find:
- Detailed timelines and checklists for scheduling and budgeting
- Planning and money-saving tips on everything from the ceremony to the reception
- Ideas on how to bucket guests by age ranges to provide entertainment for all generations
- Ceremonial rituals such as Tikkun Olam projects, Torah readings, blessings and speeches
- Extensive information on choosing vendors, venues and key contractual questions to ask
- Ideas for online tools for electronic RSVPs and creating personalized Mitzvah websites
- Food and drink options for selecting appetizers, entrees, desserts, and beverages
- Printed communications such as invitations, RSVP, table seating and thank you cards
- Guest protocols, expectations and suggestions to improve the guest experience
- Tips to maintain the spiritual consistency between the ceremony and the reception
- Insights that keep your Mitzvah meaningful and truly important -- the blessing of a child embracing their Jewish identity.
The Step-by-Step Bar and Bat Mitzvah Planning Guide is an indispensable resource and will bring meaning and joy to your celebration for you and your guests. By the time you finish reading this book you will have gained knowledge to avoid Squandering Precious Time and Money, Prevent Guest Disappointment and Put On a Sensational Bar/Bat Mitzvah.
Wendy Weber studied abroad in Israel and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Hebrew and Judaic Studies. She shares her own expertise, knowledge and lessons learned from her personal experience of planning her daughter's Bat Mitzvah in order to help make your event a success. Wendy shares with you her expertise and knowledge to plan a successful and outstanding Bar or Bat Mitzvah. Wendy currently lives in California with her family.
Mark Siedler obtained his Rabbinical Degree from the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) in New York by studying for eight years at various Jewish Institutions in Jerusalem, Los Angeles and New York. He also has a master's degree in Education from JTS and Columbia Teachers College in Education. Rabbi Mark Siedler and Lynetta Avery are married spiritual life coaches. They have been lifelong spiritual students sharing their knowledge of spiritual practices and guide and empower their clients toward a new understanding of life's challenging experiences.
