Personal Narrative: A Bar Mitzvah

A Bar Mitzvah is the religious initiation ceremony of a Jewish boy who has reached the age of 13 and is regarded as ready to observe religious precepts and eligible to take part in public worship. When I was eleven years old I began my road to adulthood. The first obstacle I had to overcome was learning Hebrew. It was very difficult at the beginning because there were barely if any at all, similarities to Russian or English, which I spoke fluently at the time. It was like looking a sheet of paper with scribbles on it, it just didn’t make sense. And having to read a book backwards, just blew my mind. Nonetheless I would go to Sunday school every week and dedicated myself to learning how to read. After six months of hard and grueling dedication, …show more content…
When I put my clothes on and my Tallit I knew, this it, this is when I become the man I have strived so hard to become. I have practiced years for this moment and there was “no way in hell” I was going to do or let someone take away from this glorious moment. The only thing that could have made this moment any better was if my grandma, (who took care of me from the age of 1 until I was 8), could have been there to witness this historic moment with our entire family. Although she wasn't there physically I knew that she was looking down upon me and was helping me through all the hurdles I was facing. At the end, I knew that no matter how I did she would still be proud of me for the time and effort I had put into making this day perfect. When it came time to my Torah portion I began to become nervous, I've never read something like that in front of so many people before. But it went off without a hitch. I didn't stutter, I didn't mis-read anything, it was flawless. This symbolized that no matter how hard something can be you can always find a way to overcome it. But then came probably the biggest challenge I had, the Tefillin. I personally had to put on the Tefillin by myself, and I haven’t been capable of doing so by myself yet,I’ve kept having to receive help from someone. But just like the Torah portion, everything went “silky smooth". How to do the …show more content…
When I put my clothes on and my Tallit I knew, this it, this is when I become the man I have strived so hard to become. I have practiced years for this moment and there was “no way in hell” I was going to do or let someone take away from this glorious moment. The only thing that could have made this moment any better was if my grandma, (who took care of me from the age of 1 until I was 8), could have been their to witness this historic moment with our entire family. Although she wasn't there physically I knew that she was looking down upon me and was helping me through all the hurdles I was facing. At the end I knew that no matter how I did she would still be proud of me for the time and effort I had put into making this day perfect. When it came time to my Torah portion I began to become nervous, I've never read something like that in front of so many people before. But it went off without a hitch. I didn't stutter, I didn't mis-read anything, it was flawless. This symbolized that no matter how hard something can be you can always find a way to overcome it. But then came probably the biggest challenge I had, the Tefillin. I personally had to put on the Tefillin by myself, and I haven’t been capable of doing so by myself yet,I’ve kept having to receive help from someone. But just like the Torah portion, everything went “silky smooth". How to do the