Adam Smooke father Bat Mitzvah speech 3-6-2021

Father of bat mitzvah speech: > > As I look out at all of you, friends and family. I remember my bar mitzvah in Pittsburgh in 1989. I was just 13, Bar mitzvah is a right of passage. It is about a Jewish young kid growing up. > > I look at you Madison, and I’ve seen just this in the past 13 years: a young child growing up, dealing with adversity, and maturing into a smart, well adjusted young lady. > > Your mom and I are SO incredibly proud of you. All that you have learned in school and the amazing teen you have become. We are incredibly proud of your honor roll you get in school. Your competitiveness in volleyball, and the amazing talent you have in reading Hebrew. You impressed us all. This day is an important day for your mom and I as well March 6, 2004. Your mom and I were married. BESHERET=MEANT TO BE. On the day of our wedding, we were explained that in Jewish tradition back to Abraham and Sara, the groom was to lift up the veil of the bride to be to make sure that, indeed, she was the correct bride. So, as tradition goes, I lifted up your mom's veil and said, "Jacqueline, open your mouth. . . . Yep, this is the correct twin that I am marrying!!" HAHA. So, "Madison, please open your mouth!. . . . Yep, this is the correct daughter!! You may proceed with your incredible Bat Mitzvah"