June 27th, 2010
Hi all,
We are excited to share with you the Bat Mitzvah Family Spotlight of the Adler Family.
Many of you know Mitzvah Mom Leslie as our guest blogger who penned the humorous column for Mitzvah Market called, “The Trials & Tribulations Of A Mitzvah Mom.”
We also profiled older brother Max, The Adler Bar Mitzvah Family Spotlight when Mitzvah Market first launched!
Sydney’s Bat Mitzvah service and party was celebrated over Memorial Day weekend at Cold Spring Country Club in Cold Spring Harbor, NY. The weather was great and the family was able to take advantage of the beautiful grounds and have their cocktail hour outside. Please continue reading to learn how this party turned out despite the ups and downs of the planning process!
Pictured above: L-R Mom Leslie, Bat Mitzvah girl Sydney, Dad Eric and big brother Max.
All party photography was done by Jack Katz.
The Adler’s went all white! Mitzvah Mom Leslie found her long jersey dress at Mieka in Woodbury, NY and Sydney found the two dresses she wore at Simply For You in Syosset, NY.
Sydney and her Mom look great in their all white dresses. Sydney wore her dress at Temple Or Elohim for the Havdalah service and through the first half of the party
Midway through her party, Sydney changed into the shorter white dress seen here dancing with her Dad!
The Adler’s selected Cold Spring Country Club for Sydney’s celebration. The kids took a school bus from Temple Or Elohim after the service to this beautiful venue.
Sydney arrives at her party!
The weather cooperated and the cocktail hour was held outside
Cold Spring Country Club has a spacious ballroom and Hi-Tech Party Productions in Plainview did a great job with the decor. Pictures from a photo shoot with Sydney were on display around the room and even on the tables! The also used white and pink lantern balloons across the ceiling.
The kids lounge area set and ready for guests
Three different centerpieces were used on the adult tables with photos of Sydney used as table numbers
Their invitations were done by Darlene Barzilay, who can be reached by email at: notesetc1@verizon.net or by phone at 516-681-4602.
The Adlers used Total Entertainment with Rick Mantovi as their MC for Max’s Bar Mitzvah a few years ago and decided to use him once again. He kept guests dancing throughout the 5 hour party.
Sydney makes her entrance through a wall of beads created by Hi-Tech Party Productions
MC Rick with the crowd
Hi-Tech Party Productions used the pictures from Sydney’s photo shoot to create a sign-in book that she can look back on for years and years to come.
Mom Leslie did a great job planning her daughter’s party and had some very nice special touches. She shared a few with Mitzvah Market.
At the last minute, Mitzvah Mom Leslie decided she wanted to surprise Sydney with an entrance video of celebrity call-outs. She found Carl Hartman from Green Cheese Media Group Inc. who created this video in just 4 days. Click here to see the results.
Instead of place cards, Hi-Tech Party Productions created blow-up boards with guests names and table numbers placed at the entrance of the Country Club
Ironically, the night of Sydney’s party was Dad Eric’s five year Anniversary of being cancer-free! A special cake was brought out to mark this special occasion.
Leslie found a terrific alternative to the typical Mitzvah cake. Tiff’s Candy Cakes created their biggest candy cake yet for Syd’s party.
Sydney’s young guests received sweatshirt favors created by And That.
Here Sydney’s friends are modeling their sweatshirt favors. The back said “My future is so bright, I need shades”
Close family friend and artist Jonathan Reisman surprised Sydney with a painting of her as a young child. It was on display at the party for all to see.
Mitzvah Mom Leslie has now successfully planned both her children’s Bar/Bat Mitzvahs. She is one of our experts! Here is her message for all of us Moms in planning mode.
“For ten weeks I told you about the trials and tribulations of planning my daughter’s Bat Mitzvah through my blog posts on MitzvahMarket.com. I shared my anxieties and my hopes and months later I am so happy to tell you Sydney’s milestone and the celebration surrounding the event exceeded my expectations. To all of you Mitzvah planning moms, may the same thing happen to you.”
If you would like to read Leslie’s humorous posts, just click here.
Here is a list of the Mitzvah Vendors who helped make Sydney’s Bat Mitzvah special. If you call any of them, please let them know you read about their services on MitzvahMarket.com. Thanks!
Venue: Cold Spring Country Club 631-692-6650
Mitzvah Mom Leslie’s dress: Mieka 516-367-8755
Bat Mitzvah Girl Syndey’s dresses: It’s Simply For You
Decor, Sign-in book: Hi-Tech Party Productions 516-871-0001
DJ: Total Entertainment 201-894-0055
Favors: And That 516-364-9222
Cake: Sweet Candy Cakes 480-834-8417
Make-up: The Salon at 230 West/Marguertte 516-367-8000
Hair: The Salon at 230 West/John 516-921-2017
Jack Katz Photography 917-885-1824
Invitations by Darlene Barzilay 516-681-4602
June 27th, 2010
The candle lighting ceremony at a Bar or Bat Mitzvah is a way to honor some of your special guests.
Choosing the correct songs to play as the guests are making their way to light the candle can be a stressful process.
Dance Time Entertainment has provided a list of songs to use when a brother and/or sister is coming up to light a candle. The list is below and it’s easy to take a quick listen to each song!
To see all top songs for all candles during the candle lighting ceremony, click here.
TOP SONGS FOR BROTHER & SISTER CANDLE
Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better – Annie Get Your Gun
Bad To The Bone -George Thurogood
Barbie Girl – Aqua
Born To Be Wild – Steppenwolf
Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison
Dancing Queen – Abba
Foxy Lady – Jimi Hendrix
He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother – The Hollies
I’m Only Me When I’m With You – Taylor Swift
I Just Can’t Wait To Be King – Lion King
I Saw Her Standing There – Beatles
Just A Girl – No Doubt
I’m Too Sexy – Right Said Fred
Isn’t She Lovely – Stevie Wonder
Macho Man – Village People
Me Too – Meghan Trainor
My Girl – Temptations
Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison
Something Just Like This – Chainsmokers & Coldplay
Sugar – Maroon 5
Right Hand – Drake
Rocky Theme – Bill Conti
Soul Man – Blues Brothers
Uptown Girl – Billy Joel
Wild Thing– The Troggs
To learn more about Dance Time Entertainment, visit their extended profile page in our Vendor Directory.
Top Entrance Songs here.
Top Mother/Son & Father/Daughter dance songs here.
June 27th, 2010
Many candle lighting ceremonies at a Bar or Bat Mitzvah party include a special candle for Out of State guests.
It is fun to find a song that matches their home town or state.
Dance Time Entertainment is providing a list of songs perfect for Out of State guests. Click on the links to take a listen.
To see a list of songs for all the other songs, click here.
TOP CANDLE LIGHTING SONGS FOR OUT OF STATE GUESTS
America – Neil Diamond
Back Home In Indiana – Jim Nabors
California Dreamin’ – The Mamas & The Papas
California Girls – Beach Boys
Carolina On My Mind – James Taylor
Cheers – TV Theme
Chicago Bulls Theme – Alan Parsons Project
Chicago – Frank Sinatra
Detroit City – Tom Jones
Frazier Theme (Seattle) – TV Theme
Georgia On My Mind – Ray Charles
Hawaii Five O Theme – TV Theme
Hooray For Hollywood – Theme from Hotel Hollywood
I Left My Heart In San Francisco – Tony Bennett
Kansas City – Wilbur Harrison
Miami – Will Smith
Nashville Cats – John Sebastian
New York State Of Mind – Billy Joel
New York, New York – Frank Sinatra
Streets of Philadelphia – Bruce Springsteen
Philadelphia Freedom – Elton John
Please Come To Boston – David Loggins
Rocky Mountain High – John Denver
San Francisco – Village People
Sweet Home Alabama – Lynyrd Skynrd
Viva Las Vegas – Elvis Presley
Weekend In New England – Barry Manilow
WKRP In Cincinnati – TV Theme
To learn more about Dance Time Entertainment, visit their extended profile page in our Vendor Directory.
Top Entrance Songs here.
Top Mother/Son & Father/Daughter dance songs here.
June 27th, 2010
Almost every Bar and Bat Mitzvah celebration features a candle lighting ceremony.
The parents & grandparents of the guest of honor usually gets a special candle to light while an appropriate song is playing.
Dance Time Entertainment is providing a list of songs to help guide you through this process. To see the list of top songs for all candles, click here.
Top Songs For The Parents and Grandparents Candle
As Time Goes By – Jimmy Durante
As Long As We Got Each Other – Growing Pains Theme
Because You Loved Me – Celine Dion
Can You Feel The Love Tonight – Elton John
Can’t Stop The Feeling – Justin Timberlake
For You I Will – Monica
Forever Young – Rod Stewart
Hero – Mariah Carey
Hero – Enrique Eglesias
I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing – Aerosmith
I Got You Babe – Sonny & Cher
I Turn To You – Christina Aguilera
Just The Way You Are – Billy Joel
Kill’em With Kindness -Selena Gomez
Let’s Stay Together – Al Green
Love Of My Life – Carly Simon
Love Will Keep Us Together – Captain & Tenille
I Love Your More Today Than Yesterday – Spiral Staircase
My First, My Last, My Everything – Barry White
Save The Best For Last – Vanessa Williams
You’re Still The One – Shania Twain
Thank You For Loving Me – Bon Jovi
This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) – Natalie Cole
You’re The Inspiration – Chicago
You’ll Be In My Heart – Phil Collins
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy – Andrew Sisters
Can’t Smile Without You – Barry Manilow
Circle Of Life – Elton John
Forever Young – Rod Stewart
Greatest Love Of All – Whitney Houston
I Get A Kick Out Of You – Frank Sinatra
I Just Called To Say I Love You – Stevie Wonder
I Love You Always Forever – Donna Lewis
I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston
In The Mood – Glenn Miller
It Had To Be You – Harry Connick Jr.
The Way You Look Tonight – Frank Sinatra
One– Chorus Line
Somewhere Over The Rainbow – Wizard of Oz
Sunrise, Sunset – Fiddler On The Roof
That’s Amore – Dean Martin
Teach Your Children – Crosby Stills & Nash
Through The Years -Kenny Rogers
Times of Your Life – Paul Anka
Time Of Your Life – Greenday
To Life – Fiddler On The Roof
Tradition – Fiddler On The Roof
Unforgettable – Natalie Cole
What A Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
Wind Beneath My Wings – Bette Midler
You Are The Sunshine Of My Life – Stevie Wonder
You Light Up My Life – Debby Boone
Young At Heart – Frank Sinatra
To learn more about Dance Time Entertainment, visit their extended profile page in our Vendor Directory.
Top Entrance Songs here
Top Mother/Son & Father/Daughter dance songs here
June 27th, 2010
The candle lighting ceremony at a Bar or Bat Mitzvah is a way to remember loved ones who are no longer here.
Choosing the correct songs to play in their memory can be emotionally challenging, but it will make the candle even more meaningful.
Dance Time Entertainment has provided a list of songs to use for the memory candle. Take a quick listen to each song.
To see all top songs for all candles during the candle lighting ceremony, click here.
Angel – Sarah McLachlan
A Thousand Years – Christina Perri
I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston
I Will Remember You – Sarah McLachlan
Memory – Cats
One Sweet Day – Mariah Carey & Boys II Men
Somewhere Out There – American Tail
Tears In Heaven – Eric Clapton
There You’ll Be – Faith Hill
The Way We Were – Barbara Streisand
To Where You Are – Josh Groban
Together Again – Janet Jackson
Unforgettable – Natalie Cole
You’ll Be In My Heart Phil Collins
To learn more about Dance Time Entertainment, visit their extended profile page in our Vendor Directory.
Top Entrance Songs here.
Top Mother/Son & Father/Daughter dance songs here.
June 27th, 2010
Many candle lighting ceremonies at a Bar or Bat Mitzvah party include a special candle for Aunts, Uncles and even cousins.
Trying to come up with a song that matches the personalities or families is sometimes hard.
Dance Time Entertainment is providing a list of songs perfect for Aunts, Uncles and Cousins. Just take a look below and click on the links to take a listen.
To see a list of songs for all the other songs, click here.
TOP CANDLE LIGHTING SONGS FOR AUNTS, UNCLES & COUSINS
All You Need Is Love – Beatles
Bad Case Of Loving You – Robert Palmer
Celebration – Kool & The Gang
Could You Be Loved – Bob Marley
Crazy Little Thing Called Love – Queen
Don’t Stop The Party – Pitbull
Ease On Down The Road – The Wiz
Everlasting Love – Gloria Estefan
Everybody Needs Somebody To Love – Blues Brothers
Family Affair – Sly & The Family Stone
Family Affair – Mary J. Blige
Firework – Katy Perry
Fun, Fun, Fun – Beach Boys
Get On Your Feet – Gloria Estefan
Good Times – Chic
Got To Get You Into My Life – Earth Wind & Fire
Happy Together – The Turtles
Higher & Higher – Jackie Wilson
I Feel Good – James Brown
I Gotta Feeling – Black Eyed Peas
I Like It Like That – Tito Nieves
I’m Every Woman – Whitney Houston
In My Life – Beatles
It’s A Beautiful Life – Ace of Base
It’s Raining Men – Weather Girls
Just A Gigolo – David Lee Roth
Kung Fu Fighting – Carl Douglas
Ladies Night – Kool & The Gang
Lady – Modjo
Leaving On A Jet Plane – Peter, Paul & Mary
Legs – ZZ Top
Let Me Love You Tonight – Da Buzz
Let’s Groove Tonight – Earth Wind & Fire
Love Me Do – Beatles
Man! I Feel Like A Woman! – Shania Twain
More Than A Woman – Bee Gees
On The Road Again – Willy Nelson
One Call Away – Charlie Puth
One Love – Bob Marley
Party Rock– LMFAO
Respect – Aretha Franklin
Gonna Fly Now (Theme Song From Rocky) – Rocky Soundtrack
She’s A Lady – Tom Jones
Shout – Animal House
Start Me Up – Rolling Stones
Stayin’ Alive – Bee Gees
Sugar, Sugar – The Archies
That’s The Way I Like It– KC & The Sunshine Band
Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran
Truckin’ – Grateful Dead
Walk This Way – Aerosmith
Walking On Sunshine – Katrina & The Waves
We Are Family – Sister Sledge
We’re Havin A Party – Rod Stewart
What I Like About You – The Romantics
Working My Way Back To You – The Spinners
To learn more about Dance Time Entertainment, visit their extended profile page in our Vendor Directory.
Top Entrance Songs here.
Top Mother/Son & Father/Daughter dance songs here.
June 27th, 2010
Candle lighting ceremonies at a Bar or Bat Mitzvah party always include a special candle for friends – school friends, camp friends, sports teams friends and more.
This candle is always fun and the kids look forward to going up and lighting this candle at each Bar or Bat Mitzvah. Finding the perfect song to match the group of friends takes a lot of time.
Dance Time Entertainment is here to help by providing a list of songs which are great for friends. Take a look below and click on the links to take a listen.
To see a list of songs for all the other songs, click here.
SONGS FOR FRIENDS
WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS – Beatles
AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH – Marvin Gaye
ALL I DO IS WIN– DJ Khaled
ANYTIME YOU NEED A FRIEND – Mariah Carey
AS LONG AS WE GOT EACH OTHER– Growing Pains
BEST SONG EVER – One Direction
CALL ON ME – Starley
CAN’T HOLD US – Macklemore
DNCE – Cake By The Ocean
COUNT ON ME – Bruno Mars
GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN – Cyndi Lauper
GIRLS OF SUMMER – Aerosmith
HELLO MUDDA, HELLO FADDA – Alan Sherman
I TURN TO YOU – Melanie C.
IF MY FRIENDS COULD SEE ME NOW – Linda Clifford
I’LL BE THERE – Mariah Carey
I’LL BE THERE FOR YOU – Friends Theme Song
LIVIN’ IT UP– Ja Rule
MY HOUSE – FloRida
RAISE YOUR GLASS – Pink
SEASONS OF LOVE – Rent
STAND BY ME – Ben E. King
STITCHES – Shawn Mendes
SEE YOU AGAIN – Charlie Puth and Wiz Khalifa
THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND – Golden Girls Theme Song
THAT’S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR – Dionne Warwick
WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS – Queen
WE GO TOGETHER – Grease
WE WILL ROCK YOU – Queen
WE’RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER -High School Musical
WHO LET THE DOGS OUT? – Baha Men
YOU’RE MY BEST FRIEND – Queen
YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND – James Taylor
To learn more about Dance Time Entertainment, visit their extended profile page in our Vendor Directory.
Top Entrance Songs here.
Top Mother/Son & Father/Daughter dance songs here.
June 27th, 2010
The candle lighting ceremony is a great way to honor special guests at your child’s Bar or Bat Mitzvah celebration.
Many families will have more than 13 candles to accommodate the variety of people who will be called up to light a candle. Deciding on the perfect song takes time. With the help of Dance Time Entertainment, here’s a list of songs specifically for the Guest of Honor.
See story featuring songs for all candles here.
Songs For The Guest Of Honor
All Star – Smashmouth
Beautiful Boy – John Lennon
Beautiful Day – U2
Best Day of My Life – American Authors
Birthday – Beatles
Get The Party Started – Pink
God Must Have Spent A Little More Time On You – N’Sync
I Am Your Child – Barry Manilow
I Believe I Can Fly – R. Kelly
More Money, More Problems – Notorious B.I.G.
One More Time – Daft Punk
Simply The Best – Tina Turner
The World’s Greatest – R. Kelly
When You Wish Upon A Star – Disney
To learn more about Dance Time Entertainment, visit their extended profile page in our Vendor Directory.
Top Entrance Songs here
Top Mother/Son & Father/Daughter dance songs here
June 23rd, 2010
David Broide from Hollywood, Florida celebrated his Bar Mitzvah in 2009, but his Mitzvah Project is ongoing. We got the chance to speak with him about his amazing project called, Never Forget Never Again Pennies. His project has created dozens of bags, jugs, coin rolls and sandwich bags filled with pennies! They are currently lining the Holocaust Center in downtown Hollywood, Florida.
Here is more information in his own words:
MM: Please describe your Mitzvah Project.
DB: I am collecting pennies to honor and remember the 1.5 million children murdered in the Holocaust and will continue my project until I can collect six million. Every life needs to be counted and every penny counts. For more information visit the Website hdec.org and also visit my Website www.NeverForgetNeverAgain.org.
MM: Does your project have a start and end date, if so what are they?:
DB: My project officially started on June 29, 2009, but I started collecting pennies in the community on August 21, 2009 when I celebrated my Bar Mitzvah with family and friends. I will not stop my project until I have collected 1.5 million pennies and then I will continue until I have collected six million.
MM: Why did you decide to take on this particular project/charity?
DB: My grandfather was a partisan, a resistance leader in the forests of Bransk, Poland. He was the sole survivor of his family after the Holocaust. He believed in telling his story as painful as it was, to Never Forget Never Again allow for a Holocaust to happen. He passed away in February of 2008. I knew then that it was my turn to tell my generation his story. I chose the HDEC because they do an incredible job. They have existed for 30 years and have collected 2,400 testimonies of survivors in English and Spanish. Their collection includes artifacts, documents and an original railcar that is being refurbished and will anchor the museum. There is no better place to donate my penny collection. I will be donating my pennies on Yom Hashoah, April 11, 2010 to the HDEC. My dream is to find a donor that could match my collection so that the penny display could become a permanent display at the museum. We all need to see what six million really is so we can learn and stop the anti-Semitism, the hate and the genocides happening around the world.
MM: In your own words, what does it mean to you to do a Mitzvah Project for your Bar Mitzvah?
DB: Doing Mitzvot are part of my daily life as a Jew. I feel that becoming a Jewish man comes with responsibilities and continuing my grandfather’s legacy to remind my generation and future generations of the Holocaust will hopefully stop the hate and anti-Semitism that exists.
MM: How many pennies have you collected so far?
DB: I have collected 100,000 more pennies than my original goal! I have also donated $1,800 of my Bar Mitzvah gifts. Some of the pennies are being displayed in 5 gallon empty water containers. One of my goals was to get 200 empty 5 gallon bottles and distribute them to the schools that would want to help me but I have not been able to find a company that could donate all the bottles.
One company will be sending me 10. I am in the process of contacting schools and synagogues to see if they would want to participate in this project.
MM: What are you doing to spreading the word?
DB: I included the information in my Bar Mitzvah invitation. I have also sent emails that are going around.
I am printing flyers and going to different neighborhoods to pass them out. I have had people call me as a result of articles that have been in the Miami Herald and the Sun-Sentinel. I have met many awesome people when I visit with them to collect pennies.
MM: For how long can people donate to this charity?
DB: I need all the help I can get. People from all over can give me pennies, if interested, they can send a check made out to Never Forget Never Again and mail them to: David Broide Penny Project, c/o Holocaust Documentation and Education Center, 2031 Harrison Street, Hollywood, Florida, 33020. If you would like to contact me, my email address is NeverForgetNeverAgainPennies@gmail.com.
My parents are helping me convert the pennies. I will not stop until I get to six million pennies and hopefully get a donor to match them. I resist, like my grandfather to allow another Holocaust to happen and believe that we must stop the hate and the genocides that are happening around the world.
MM: Anything else we need to know about your Mitzvah Project?
DB: This project is very special and dear to me because my grandfather lost his parents, 3 sisters and his brother who was also a resistance leader and was killed after the ceasefire simply because he was a Jew. We need to remember every life because every person murdered was a mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, aunt, uncle, cousin…who perhaps would have still been here today.
Update: Passengers on Royal Caribbean cruises are helping David reach his new goal of 6 million pennies. They have set-up drop off coin cans at check-in counters at Port Everglades and the Port of Miami. Additionally, Crystal Springs Water in Fort Lauderdale, Florida provided 40 five gallon jugs to hold the pennies. David transported the pennies weighing 6,000 pounds to the Holocaust Center using a Brinks truck!
Thank you for sharing this amazing project with Mitzvah Market, we are sure you will reach your goal of 6 million!
June 21st, 2010
There are so many details that go into planning the perfect day for your child’s Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebration.
You want to be in the hands of experts when it comes to the wearable favors! Gotham T-shirts are Long Island’s premier screen printer and embroiderer. Their award winning art department can create an extraordinary logo/design for you child’s Bar or Bat Mitzvah party.
Your design will be printed by their industry deemed master printer onto the apparel of your choice. They specialize in printing on American Apparel, Soffees, Champion, Alternative Apparel, Gildan and Jersees.
Howard from Gotham T-shirts has this advice on your perfect Mitzvah favors. He says, “By phone, email or in-person visit, you just tell us the theme of your party or your idea and we will come up with the artwork. We will keep revising it until you agree we have the perfect design. All of this can be done entirely by email 24/7. We can also hand deliver the finished favors to your house and custom bagging is available as well.” Thanks Howard. Who wouldn’t want the finished favors bagged and delivered!!!
To learn more, visit the extended profile page for Gotham T-shirts on our Website.
