Your Bar/Bat Mitzvah Service

It has become a fairly common practice to not invite kids to your child's service; they can be disruptive and rude.  This concerns me. What message are we sending our children by eliminating them from the most important part of the day?

I am not here to preach about what is right or wrong in this arena.  It can be very disruptive to have a group of 75 kids talking and making noise during your child's Bar Mitzvah, however, isn't that what kids do?  Don't you think that they learn from bad behavior, and misconduct so that we can then hold them accountable with an action meant to teach?  Isn't childhood a place for learning?  If we don't allow them into Temple for this rite of passage than how do we encourage them to come in later?   How do we teach our children to love and embrace their religion if they are not welcome? I am troubled my this new trend.

Dear Reader, How do you feel about kids being a part of the service?  Are you inviting them to yours?  Are you worried that your children will assimilate as they age?

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