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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We recently had our son's Bar Mitzvah. We received gifts ranging from $18 from my son's friends to $500 from relatives and everything in between ($100 gifts from families, $54 from singles, $36 for non-attendees, etc.) What I was most impressed with was that most people gave him nice Bar Mitzvah cards rather than generic "Congratulation" ones, many non-Jews who knew about the multiples of $18 (perhaps learned here on DCUM!), and especially the effort people made to come to the event. That is what we will remember.  We ended up giving a percentage to my son's favorite charity anyway.  Give what you feel comfortable with and how close you are with the family. Write a meaningful sentiment in the card and you won't go wrong. [/quote]

I had been planning to give a happy birthday card and write congratulations...not ok?[/quote]

You can.  It's not offensive or anything.  But if you're going to buy a card, most CVSs, Targets, etc. have bar/bat mitzvah cards (bar for boys, bat for girls) so you might as well get that.  Or if you're going to make one, same thing.  But if you already bought the card, just go with it.  Unless they are weird/greedy like some of the PPs, they will just be glad you're attending and will appreciate you stepping out of your comfort zone to celebrate with them.  And if they are horrible, you wouldn't be friends with them, right?[/quote]

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