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Drive-By Bar Mitzvah at the Mall

Jewish actress Lisa Kudrow told the Conan O'Brien late-night TV show how her son was Bar Mitzvah'd at the shopping mall by a "Chabad House." Video

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Hahaha awesome
May 19, 2014 4:53 pm

Thumbs up guy with red beard!!!!

Getting in touch with your Heritage
May 19, 2014 1:10 am

Birthright won’t fix this either. The only chance is a massive outreach program. If the Jewish agency really wants to be “Jewish”, and the “Jewish” state really wanted to be Jewish they should start by just teaching Hebrew under the title “Getting in touch with your Heritage”.

Mrs. Kronick
May 18, 2014 4:53 pm

At first I thought it was funny. Then It dawned on me that this is probably the only bar mitzvah a lot of kids get. Is this the future of Judaism?

Btw...
May 17, 2014 6:50 pm

Every Jewish mom should make bar mitzvah for her son. It is wonderful that there are people like those bochurim from chabad. But Bar Mitzva is not something that should be done as a btw… It is very important just like brit mila.

Yussieboy/Joe
May 16, 2014 8:20 pm

It was a funny story and they were both Respectful while telling the story. Today with so much anti-Semitism I feel proud she had admitted she was a Jew

kiddush Hashem!
May 16, 2014 5:45 pm

Kudos to the bochurim, doing what the Rebbe wants Pirsumo Niso. Its a Nes when a Jewish child is found and puts on Tefillin. This is the best publicity for Mihu Yehudi and she made a point of it.

Amazing
May 16, 2014 2:58 pm

big kiddush Hashem
and big kiddush Lubavitch
!!!!!!!!!
AMAZING

to 24
May 16, 2014 5:02 am

Conan was joking about being invited

To 26
May 16, 2014 3:50 am

Fruits of mivtzoim???
What are you talking about?
Fruits of mivtzoim does not mean PR

wow amazing peula
May 15, 2014 8:51 pm

its not all the time we get to see the fruits of mivtsoim

Wow
May 15, 2014 5:51 pm

I think its very nice and it shows that Jews care.

Hmm
May 15, 2014 5:39 pm

It sounds like Conan thinks a Bar Mitzvah is a big affair and her son kind of got taken advantage of and I wasn’t sure if Lisa felt like it was a nice thing or not…?

What is wrong with laughter?
May 15, 2014 4:05 pm

Guys relax. It is very funny. Its a great Mitzvah and she was by far making light of it. And Conan was making it something huge, by saying “Why wasn’t I invited?” . Some people are so contemptious of non religious people. It is the way you act when you have contempt for them that is the Chilul Hashem. This Rabbi made it fun and funny and serious at the same time. It is obvious that this was monumental for the son when he went back to the mom and showed the picture. The whole thing is very sweet, and… Read more »

So who was the guy?
May 15, 2014 3:55 pm

The bochur who made this huge kiddush hashem, please let us know your name!

kiddush Hashem
May 15, 2014 3:05 pm

yes, it’s presented in a jokey manner, but it is a comedy show! she says it with humor but you can tell she was quite happy about it and it meant a lot to her. she probably knows chabad and assumes everyone else does since in LA it’s well known, because of the Rabbi Cunin’s telethon.

Izz
May 15, 2014 2:11 pm

Phoebe!!!!!!!!!!! yes she is jewish and is part of the cast of friends show. She sound exactly the same here 😉

mivtzoim
May 15, 2014 1:46 pm

It’s good the bochur was not kicked out of the mall for doing mivtzoim like the ones here are. Does anyone have any ideas how to get malls to officially allow mivtzoim?

Ker a Velt!
May 15, 2014 12:43 pm
Sweet cont'
May 15, 2014 11:36 am

Oh, and that the mother being Jewish is the crucial factor. Good for people to know that!

The hora'ah here
May 15, 2014 11:13 am

I highly doubt the bochurim knew who this kid’s mother was when they stopped him in the mall. But with this karkafta, they got huge publicity for mivtza tefilin! You ready never know how far your reach is….
And these interviews are always trying to be interesting and funny. Personally,I don’t see any zilzul here.

And most important of all...
May 15, 2014 10:50 am

She pronounced Chabad with a CHHHA sound!

Sweet
May 15, 2014 10:46 am

Nice for the general public to know that bar mitzvah means putting on tfillin… not just a huge party devoid of mitzvahs.

Also, she didn’t make it sound creepy at all. “Nice Rabbi”…

Kiddush Hashem.

To continue what #11 said...
May 15, 2014 10:28 am

She actually went to Belarus to find out more about her family and Jewish heritage.

The Paul Family in Morristown
May 15, 2014 10:18 am

A little funny, very sad…..

haha
May 15, 2014 9:19 am

Wow, guys. Do you research. Her family comes from a strong Jewish backround from Belarus, and her great-grandmother was murdered in the Holocaust. She has a strong Jewish Identity.

To #2
May 15, 2014 9:12 am

Actually the crowd had no idea what Chabad is that’s why corrected her and said ‘Jewish organization’.

great Mi Hu Yehudi publicity!
May 15, 2014 8:46 am

BH

Lol
May 15, 2014 8:29 am

Thanks for posting!

wow
May 15, 2014 7:52 am

any one know who the bochurim were? interesting to know.would like to see pictures!!
what a kidush hashem.
moshiach now

I don't know.....
May 15, 2014 7:36 am

She is a comedian and she is meant to tell a funny story, but it’s making light of something we hold to be very important. I understand the kid probably has no Jewish affiliation (maybe he goes to a reform temple?). Maybe the experience really did mean something to him. But it just seems too lighthearted and “oh well”.

Impending Pessimist
May 15, 2014 5:45 am

I’m waiting to see the comments bashing this and the association between Hollywood and Judaism. Or whatever else people are bored with.

Lol
May 15, 2014 3:46 am

Very cute

Julian Murray Stern
May 15, 2014 2:24 am

is her son’s name according to google

Proud
May 15, 2014 1:11 am

If she said it like that on television, than that means most Americans, watching are familiar with it! And they sort of like it!
And associate it with chabad!

great
May 15, 2014 12:34 am

that crazy that she was fine with it. did she know what this was all about

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