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When planning a Jewish ceremony, understanding the order and significance of each element is crucial. These ceremonies are not simply a list of prayers or blessings to check off of a program. Instead, they represent a journey, weaving an arc that stretches from the past, through the present, into the future. This journey is part of what we call in Hebrew “hashalshelet ha-kabbalah”, the chain of tradition.

Officiating Stella’s Bat Mitzvah in Woodcliff Lake, NJ was one of those events that stays with you, where the significance of the moment transcended the occasion itself.. That day, I had the honor of standing beside a young woman who held a quiet confidence and a clear sense of self and purpose.