The Value of Bar Mitzvah Essay -- Bar Mitzvah Speech

This is a Torah portion that I feel represented my determine as a whole. The portion is a part of the Parsha Ha-Shavuah which centers on the story of Sarah (Abrahams wife) having a baby at a very old age, and the details around that. Included in the part that Im reading, theres emphasis that you should be gener whollyy hospitable towards others, and that families dont always follow Traditional patterns. Now, let me explain my values and how they fit into that Parsha mental capacity- Humor is important to me because it helps me keep a fresh, clear outlook on life and just generally brightens someones day- or my day- in general. Also theres that old stereotype that Jews pass on so much to joke about they cant stop. So why not just keep making jokes about everything? It certainly helped us get by some of the hardships that our ancestors had, and in my experience, humor can make any situation better.Family- To me, family is the same things as Community another value that plays at le ast a small part in my life. Community is family and Family is Community. I think of the Duke Lemur Center as a community of people who all love doing the same thing, only when at the same time I analogous to think of it as a family as well. Theres also the more traditional smell of family that we all know about. Moms, Dads, Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, and other extended family members. Loyalty- I chose loyalty for a few reasons, but mostly the first thing I thought when I saw this was Wouldnt it be ironic to choose Loyalty as a value, but then not stay loyal to your values and choice of values? The whole thing about loyalty- to people and things Is keeping the belief or whatever faith you had in that thing or person and sticking to ... ...ence, and the chromatography column work my Dad helped me do on this (and almost everything I write today), because boy do I need it Id also kindred to thank My Uncle for the hard work hes put into leading the whole thing, and bei ng a generally awesome uncle. Lastly, Id like to fully thank Ira for all the hard work he put into helping me make this whole process manageable. Arranging the meetings, giving me focusing and nudges towards the right direction, and being the guy who I can ask questions of and get a straight answer from. So, Ira, thank you so much Obviously I am very grateful, and I hope we can continue to get to know each other even when this is done.What this experience has meant to me/done for me...why it was worth all the effort I put into it.Works CitedMarx, Harpo. 1961. Harpo speaks New York B. Geis Associates distributed by Random House.