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post Feb 2 2005, 05:48 PM
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I'm going to a bat mitzvah in a about a week and I was wondering what's the price range for the gift. Help! Thanks!
 
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post Feb 2 2005, 05:50 PM
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i thought they were called bar mitzfahs or something.. meh, i dunno... That's like some jewish thing right?
 
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post Feb 2 2005, 05:53 PM
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Well, I've been invited to a cuople of them in Junior High. And to me it really depends how much people are willing to give out. Usually you get alot of money form bat mitzvahs...I remember someone spending 20-30 on each person..Thats just because the neighborhood i live in is wealthy... But once again, its really how much you are willignto spend nad whast yuor budget tongue.gif

Btw Congrats ^^! I hope this kinda helped (o'-'o)
 
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post Feb 2 2005, 05:53 PM
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yeah...bar/bat changes for boy or girl but i forget which is which...but yeah i'm not sure. depends how big it is i suppose.
 
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post Feb 2 2005, 05:58 PM
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For a birthday I usually give a $20-$25 present, so for a bat mitzvah should it be like $30? Btw I think a bar mitzvah is for guys and bat mitzvah is for girls.
 
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post Feb 2 2005, 05:59 PM
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o0o, i thought they only did that for guys blink.gif that's cool, i guess
 
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post Feb 2 2005, 06:01 PM
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Think i can get one of those little hats? whistling.gif
 
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post Feb 2 2005, 06:26 PM
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well i gave them 30 dollars.
 
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post Feb 2 2005, 06:43 PM
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people don't know what a bat mitzvah is......i find this utterly sad...._dry.gif stubborn.gif

bat mitzvah gifts can be outrageously expensive, or they can be $20 or something. family and close family friends, or people of the temple, usually give expensive gifts. we gave my cousin a heart bracelet from tiffany's for her bat mitzvah. but, if you're just a friend, and not a friend from temple, it would be customary to do $20 and up (it would be nicer if it was $30) but don't make it too expensive unless you're close.

if you know as much about bat mitzvahs and bar mitzvahs as the people in this thread, i suggest you read up a bit before going. trust me, i've been to quite a few - they're all different, but if you know nothing about the jewish customs and culture, you'll be freaked out.
 
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post Feb 2 2005, 06:55 PM
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hmm, well for my friend's bat mitzvah, I got her a $30 gift. I would guess anything $20+ depending on how close you are.
 
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post Feb 2 2005, 07:15 PM
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^ Agreed. I would give them something worth of 20$. No more than that. =P
 
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post Feb 2 2005, 07:25 PM
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.. my first bat mitzvah.. i just gave my friend a 10 dollar bill....
just give them something that's not from the dollar store.
 
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post Feb 2 2005, 07:29 PM
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i went to my first bar mitzah just over a year ago, and even though it wasn't one of my good friends, i think i gave him $50. i wasn't sure either and i still thought that might not be enough, then i found out that everyone else had just given him $20 or something (one of his best friends just have him a giant bag of cheetos!). so i would just give them about as much as you would for say, their birthday.
 
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QUOTE(touch my monkey @ Feb 2 2005, 6:43 PM)
people don't know what a bat mitzvah is......i find this utterly sad...._dry.gif stubborn.gif
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seriously.

i havent been to one in 3 years, so i dont remember how much money i gave =/
 
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post Feb 2 2005, 07:33 PM
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Thanks everyone! I've been to a bar mitzvah before so I basically know what it's all about and everything. Last time I gave $25 to the mall, but they were twins, so I didn't think I gave them enough. So I was just making sure for this time. I think I'll give her $30 to Starbucks because we're just friends and not close or anything.
 
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i thought they were called bar mitzfahs or something.. meh, i dunno... That's like some jewish thing right?
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the bar mitzvahs are for boys, bat mitzvahs are for girls
 
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post Feb 3 2005, 05:13 PM
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QUOTE(cookiesncandies @ Feb 2 2005, 7:33 PM)
Thanks everyone!  I've been to a bar mitzvah before so I basically know what it's all about and everything.  Last time I gave $25 to the mall, but they were twins, so I didn't think I gave them enough.  So I was just making sure for this time.  I think I'll give her $30 to Starbucks because we're just friends and not close or anything.
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shouldn't this be closed now? _unsure.gif
 
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post Feb 3 2005, 05:42 PM
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the bar mitzvahs are for boys, bat mitzvahs are for girls
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Yeah, I know. That was already said.
 
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oh really? i must have skipped over that post, whoops
 
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post Feb 3 2005, 08:28 PM
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no idea. i dont know any jewish people...
 
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post Feb 4 2005, 04:00 AM
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Wow.... I don't know just my guess and everyone did mention about jewish so I guess it's about jewish lol. I think I'm right. It's something to do with jewish stuff..... but I never even heard about this bat mitzvah cause I'm not even jewish mellow.gif
 
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post Feb 4 2005, 04:08 PM
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$20-30? blink.gif wow when i went to one...i gave $100....i overgave? lol
 
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post Feb 4 2005, 04:11 PM
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i almost went to a bar mitzvah... then i moved half way round the world instead... lifes funny like that

id guess 20-30 is bout right, depending on how well you know them
 
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post Feb 4 2005, 04:45 PM
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QUOTE(angel-roh @ Feb 4 2005, 3:00 AM)
Wow.... I don't know just my guess and everyone did mention about jewish so I guess it's about jewish lol. I think I'm right. It's something to do with jewish stuff..... but I never even heard about this bat mitzvah cause I'm not even jewish mellow.gif
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just because you're not jewish doesn't mean you shouldn't know anything about judaism..
go read a book.

a bat/bar mitzvah happens when a boy/girl turns 13. it's a coming of age. the boy/girl becomes a man/woman in the jewish community's eyes. it's a big deal. in the morning, there's a temple service in which prayers are said and the person being mitzvahed reads from the Torah (in Hebrew, which they've been practicing and learning for most of their lives) in front of everyone for the first time. various members of the family also read scriptures and sections of the Torah. at night, there's a huge party that goes on for hours, pretty much at the level of a prom. you dress nicely for both. you must be covered up during the morning temple service but wear whatever you want for the party (a dress, but whatever kind you want). it's very rude to have a nicer dress than the person being mitzvahed, so you wanna get a dress to about the level of winter formal, but not like, a prom dress. guys wear suits for both, and yammachas during temple.
 
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post Feb 4 2005, 07:25 PM
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im catholic, and i still know tons about judaism
 
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post Feb 4 2005, 09:00 PM
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bar. boy, bat. girl.

20 - 50 max. unless you trying to hollar at him/her.
 
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post Feb 4 2005, 09:02 PM
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I never went to one.
 
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post Feb 4 2005, 10:32 PM
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they useed to be really big deals, and a lot of relatives still buy presents for bat mitzvahs for lke 100s of dollars, but now it's usually just a bit more that a regular birthday present
 
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post Feb 4 2005, 10:53 PM
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I thought it was 'bar mitzvah'
 
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post Feb 4 2005, 11:12 PM
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when i went to one, i just gave them an evelope with 25 dolllars. good rfiend 30 aqueintances just 20
 
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