Alternative to going to hebrew school?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Maybe find a religion to follow that doesn't cost so much or require too much time ... Something that suits your lifestyle. Think outside the box.

Really now. Was this necessary?

OP, my son's not going to be a Bar Mitzvah. At least not the traditional way in the traditional timeframe. Know why? I was a single broke mom who couldn't afford Hebrew school or dues or even REDUCED dues and tuition, not only didn't have help from the father, but actual OPPOSITION, and he's 12. Oh well.

Are we still Jews? You bet your sweet heiny hairs we are.

Rabbi Shamash on youtube can teach him everything he needs to know to have the aliyah. Find a community that will do what he needs. He just needs an ordinary saturday with you standing there knelling while he is called up and does an aliyah. Contact a rabbi at a small congregation and work out to do.

I'm the poster you're replying to. THANK YOU!