Bar Mitzvah Jitters

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My Bar Mitzvah is coming up soon, and I am very, very nervous about it. Do you have any advice on how to get over this fear? Many thanks.

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  1. The Just Ask! - AskTheRabbi.org Team

    Firstly, please accept my personal Mazal Tov on your becoming Bar Mitzvah! May you grow to become an integral member of the Jewish Nation and a source of immeasurable joy to your parents.

    It is quite normal to feel nervous and scared before your Bar Mitzvah. I felt the same before mine, and all my friends were also as nervous as can be. What can you do about it? Firstly, I think that just knowing that it is perfectly normal to feel as you do could help you. Secondly, unless there is a very particular reason not to, I suggest telling your father. Hopefully, he will be able to help you get over your fear and help you reach your Bar Mitzvah Shabbat in a calmer state of mind.

    Best wishes from the AskTheRabbi.org Team