My best friend is having hers, and she said that I have to go up during her service to light a candle. I'm not Jewish, and I don't speak Hebrew. So how will I know when to go up? Do they say something in Hebrew and THEN I go up, or do they say something like "Now Rachels friend will light the candle."
2006-11-19 04:14:52 · 4 answers · asked by lolz 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Because if they don't, how will I know when to go up? 2% of the U.S is Jewish. There must be someone Jewish on Yahoo Answers to answer me!
2006-11-19 04:17:35 · update #1
Please don't worry about it. Some nice person in the synagogue will be in charge of letting you know, in English, when to go up. What a fantastic honor your friend bestowed upon you! Please dress appropriately-no jeans or short skirts, or low cut tops.
A nice gift would be a Debbie Friedman cd. Enjoy the experience!
2006-11-19 04:21:03 · answer #1 · answered by hope 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Technically speaking once a person is of adult age in Judaism, they are a Bat Mitvah or Bar Mitzvah, this is usually an event that is commemorated by a religious service in which the person gets a chance to participate in the service as an adult, followed by a party to commemorate the occasion. During the party there is sometimes a ceremony where friends and family participate in lighting candles on the cake. It is a non religious ceremony that was just invented give friends and family a chance to participate in the celebration, you don't have to worry about it at all. You don't need to learn Hebrew or anything you just light a candle. I want to take the time to mention that A Bat Mitzvah or a Bar Mitzvah is much more than a party and represents the time that a Jewish person is responsible for his own path in Judaism.
2006-11-19 12:23:20 · answer #2 · answered by abcdefghijk 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Seriously, why are you asking us? Ask her. It's possible she might know what's going on there. Each temple's going to do things differently, and she shouldn't even expect another Jew to know exactly when to come up without a cue. And, please, no Debbie Friedman CD. That was a ludicrous suggestion. It's like saying that you should get all your Christian friends Left Behind crap for their 13th birthdays. I have a feeling some of them might have other taste.
2006-11-19 23:12:22 · answer #3 · answered by Phil 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ask her for a que during the ceremony.
And, if you have to read any hebrew they usually have it written out in phonetics.
2006-11-19 12:17:30 · answer #4 · answered by Alan 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋