Portland Bar Mitzvah At Havurah Shalom

 
Mazel Tov Lev! His Portland Bar Mitzvah celebration was classic and unique on Saturday, June 22, 2013, with his middle school jazz band performing a short set after a slide show presentation. Lev plays clarinet and with some friends playing piano and drums, they sounded great.
 
As guests arrived at Congregation Havurah Shalom in Northwest Portland, Oregon, adults gathered in the dining area and I had fun with the kids playing games Lev had requested, including a Scavenger Hunt, Balloon Stuffing Contest and Hula Hoop Circle Pass.
 
After a break for Havdalah, the video and jazz band performance, I invited guests back to the dance floor to celebrate Lev with ‘Hava Nagila’ and the chair raising, followed by other Israeli dance favorites, ‘Mayim Mayim’ and ‘Zemer Atik.’
 

 
The dance floor was hoppin’ the rest of the night for this Portland Bar Mitzvah with a little
bit of everything, including family favorites, ‘Celebration’ and ‘We Are Family’.
 

 
Lev was pretty wiped out by the end of the night, but let me know he had a great time 🙂 Thank you Sacha and Aaron for choosing me to be a part of his big day.