Alex's Bar Mitzvah

On Saturday I went to Alex’s bar mitzvah. It was the most wonderful day of my life. I am so Jewish at heart. I loved that service more than I can express. Everything about it was beautiful, from the singing to Alex reading Hebrew prayers and the Torah, to Judy chanting what he typed. The rabbis were amazing, and my part in the service was lovely. Seeing Alex up on the stage for two hours was happiness itself; he awed all of us. He didn’t need Judy to regulate himself. And the best part was Alex’s sermon. 


He explained that when the Israelites were in the desert, Moses told them to build a tabernacle. The people gave so much that Moses had to tell them to stop. Alex compared that to Judy building M2H. All acts of love, generosity and kindness are acts of God. Any place that is built on those acts will be a place of God. As I sat there listening, Alex’s electronic voice speaking, all I could think was how true that was. I get tearier thinking about it:  God was in that synagogue…and God is always at Mouth to Hand. 

When the service was over, I was absolutely sad. I am so converting. My new name is Rachel Cutieberg. Being Jewish rocks.