Bat Mitzvah Dress Rehearsal

A week past the big day, and we are finally catching up on life. We had a full dress rehearsal on the Wednesday night before the Bat Mitzvah so that Abby was comfortable on the bima:

Benji practicing opening the ark

Rabbi Tom let him undress the Torah

Advice from Rabbi Tom

Speech practice #1

Some feedback and notes

Practicing her Torah reading

Relieved to be done with that

Re-dressing the Torah with her wimple

 

Practicing carrying the Torah

Appreciative audience in the balcony