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
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
Thumbs up guy with red beard!!!!
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”.
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?
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.
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
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.
big kiddush Hashem
and big kiddush Lubavitch
!!!!!!!!!
AMAZING
Conan was joking about being invited
Fruits of mivtzoim???
What are you talking about?
Fruits of mivtzoim does not mean PR
its not all the time we get to see the fruits of mivtsoim
I think its very nice and it shows that Jews care.
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…?
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 »
The bochur who made this huge kiddush hashem, please let us know your name!
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.
Phoebe!!!!!!!!!!! yes she is jewish and is part of the cast of friends show. She sound exactly the same here 😉
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?
Oh, and that the mother being Jewish is the crucial factor. Good for people to know that!
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.
She pronounced Chabad with a CHHHA sound!
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.
She actually went to Belarus to find out more about her family and Jewish heritage.
A little funny, very sad…..
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.
Actually the crowd had no idea what Chabad is that’s why corrected her and said ‘Jewish organization’.
BH
Thanks for posting!
any one know who the bochurim were? interesting to know.would like to see pictures!!
what a kidush hashem.
moshiach now
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”.
I’m waiting to see the comments bashing this and the association between Hollywood and Judaism. Or whatever else people are bored with.
Very cute
is her son’s name according to google
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!
that crazy that she was fine with it. did she know what this was all about