TNDemo
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Sat Oct-18-03 12:53 PM
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Bar mitzvah gift question. |
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I will be attending one soon. This is only the second one I have been to. I was planning to give cash (unless somebody has a better idea). Someone told me that multiples of 9 were considered lucky in the Jewish faith - so give $18 or $27 or whatever. The person who told me this lives several states away so I was wondering if that was just a regional thing or a typical Jewish thing? I was afraid they might wonder why I gave such an odd amount.
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Kamika
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Sat Oct-18-03 12:56 PM
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1. check if he has a video game consol |
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Edited on Sat Oct-18-03 12:57 PM by Kamika
Check if he has a gamecube/box/ps2 and if so buy him a game.
Those small buggers go crazy over them
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Sat Oct-18-03 12:59 PM
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but you could always give a gift certificate in a 9-multiple to a book store or something.
they may not appreciate it at the time, but a nice pen (mont blanc etc.) are really cool. (also reminds them to write thank you notes)
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Sat Oct-18-03 12:59 PM
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3. Rule of thumb (It's $18 meaning chai which means life) |
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You should tie any amount to whatever relationship you have with the person or family.
Their is no "magic" gift.
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Sat Oct-18-03 01:05 PM
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4. Mutiples of 18, not 9... |
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because the Hebrew spelling of chai, or life, is chet-yud. Each letter in Hebrew has a numerical value; yud is ten, chet is eight.
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