“Study 40 minutes everyday!”. “Practice at LEAST 4 times” proclaimed my Bat Mitzvah tutor. These are just a few examples of what I had to go through when I was becoming Bat Mitzvahed. A Bar or Bat Mitzvah is a life achievement for Jewish children to become young adults. As to many who have gone through this lengthy process, looking at what I have to do every week seriously overwhelmed me.
Even though I’m making it seem that becoming a Bat Mitzvah is a tiring, uninteresting process, it’s actually the opposite. To tell the truth, it was actually the best day of my life. In a Bat Mitzvah there is a traditional ceremony in the morning and all my family and friends attend, around 100 people. “I have never been this nervous” were the exact words I said to my parents and Rabbi (the religious leader of the Temple) 5 minutes before the service. I cannot even present a slideshow without biting my nails, so leading a whole service with all my friends and family, well I had the biggest knots in my stomach at that time. A couple weeks before I thought to myself, “I cannot do this! I still have to learn 2 blessings and write my prayer”. As people started arriving I started to get even more anxious but my Mom …show more content…
I did not know though that I actually could and having so many of my family members tell me that “I was remarkably poised on that stage” truly was an indescribable moment for me. If anyone ever doubts themselves then they are going to get a negative attitude saying that they will not do well, even on things little as a test. Little do they know that if you doubt yourself then you could miss out on life. I know that not everyone has the chance to become a Bat Mitzvah in there life, but there is also many more things that is as life changing as this event. Becoming a Bat Mitzvah was the best day of my life and is something that I can share with my children when it is their
Even though I’m making it seem that becoming a Bat Mitzvah is a tiring, uninteresting process, it’s actually the opposite. To tell the truth, it was actually the best day of my life. In a Bat Mitzvah there is a traditional ceremony in the morning and all my family and friends attend, around 100 people. “I have never been this nervous” were the exact words I said to my parents and Rabbi (the religious leader of the Temple) 5 minutes before the service. I cannot even present a slideshow without biting my nails, so leading a whole service with all my friends and family, well I had the biggest knots in my stomach at that time. A couple weeks before I thought to myself, “I cannot do this! I still have to learn 2 blessings and write my prayer”. As people started arriving I started to get even more anxious but my Mom …show more content…
I did not know though that I actually could and having so many of my family members tell me that “I was remarkably poised on that stage” truly was an indescribable moment for me. If anyone ever doubts themselves then they are going to get a negative attitude saying that they will not do well, even on things little as a test. Little do they know that if you doubt yourself then you could miss out on life. I know that not everyone has the chance to become a Bat Mitzvah in there life, but there is also many more things that is as life changing as this event. Becoming a Bat Mitzvah was the best day of my life and is something that I can share with my children when it is their