When the ideal bar mitzvah is a Zoom Mitzvah

Title (Dublin Core)

Description (Dublin Core)

My boy-girl twins had their b'nai mitzvah during the pandemic. It went from me planning a big party, to me trying to make them feel happy about themselves on Zoom. But the secret is: This was possibly the best thing that could have happened! My son is autistic, and we were struggling with how he would deal with the sensory overload of performing in a large synagogue. I wrote a story about it that was published in the Forward, and I want to share it here.

Brooklyn College Adjunct Professor, Children and Youth Studies

Date (Dublin Core)

June 13, 2020

Creator (Dublin Core)

Melissa Morgenlander

Contributor (Dublin Core)

Melissa Morgenlander

Event Identifier (Dublin Core)

Not associated with a class, but I am a Brooklyn College Adjunct Professor, Children and Youth Studies

Partner (Dublin Core)

Brooklyn College

Type (Dublin Core)

story

Link (Bibliographic Ontology)

https://forward.com/scribe/450677/when-the-ideal-bar-mitzvah-is-a-zoom-mitzvah/

Publisher (Dublin Core)

Forward

Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)

English Religion

English Home & Family Life

English Humor

English Health & Wellness

Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)

Autism Spectrum Disorder

American Sign Language

twin

teenager

Bar Mitzvah

Zoom

Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)

Bar Mitzvah

Judaism

ritual

teenager

Zoom

zoommitzvah

autism spectrum disorder

autism

nonverbal

American Sign Language

sign language

pride

twins

Collection (Dublin Core)

Religion

Disability

Collecting Institution (Bibliographic Ontology)

The Forward

Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

9/16/2020

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

9/16/2020

10/22/2020

03/31/2021

04/15/2022

Date Created (Dublin Core)

6/13/2020

Rights (Dublin Core)

I agree to a CC NC-ND license

Item sets

Covid 19