His bar mitzvah's next week? Who was supposed to order invitations?
The bar mitzvah planning begins as soon as you’ve brushed the bris bagel crumbs off your lap.
Immediately following the upsheren, you begin checking who in the family has children the same age, where they live, and how likely they are to grab that same weekend. You announce the date in trumpets, and anticipate its arrival with reverence.
There’s something pristine about planning your first family simchah, especially when you have no idea what you’re doing. No matter the who, the what, or the where, there’s one aspect of bar mitzvah celebration that carries an innocence of its own. For the first, and perhaps only time, you can decide, exactly what you want to do, who you want to include, and how you wish to celebrate.
There may be opinion-givers (whoever’s not paying for it), but final decisions are yours and yours alone. It’s just you, your spouse, and — if you’re being very nice — the star of the show.
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