Bar Mitzvah, Bat Mitzvah

In the Jewish faith, nothing is more sacred than your son's bar mitzvah or daughter's bat mitzvah. When Jewish children reach the age of 13, they begin to bear their personal responsibility for Jewish tradition and law. A mitzvah includes a a service, as well as a celebratory meal that often takes the form of an extensive, formal party.

The bar or bat mitzvah party, in recent years, also includes a slideshow presentation honoring the guest of honor by tracing the child's life. Therefore, it should include photos of the child growing up, family, school friends, and his or her extracurricular activities and interests, as well as video. These are wonderful mitzvah gifts!

After the party is over, we can also memorialize the experience for posterity. Simply provide your photos of the ceremony and party to us, and we can create a beautiful mitzvah montage. Or send us the video you shot at the party. Order a tape to DVD transfer to create an extra special video production. Copies of the commemorative DVD can be send to grandparents and family members who were unable to attend. There are many good mitzvah ideas out there – just look around!

Communion Video

The First Holy Communion is a ceremony held in the Catholic Church for children around the age of seven or eight. Traditions surrounding First Communion usually include large family gatherings and parties to celebrate the momentous event.

Many families and churches commission professional videographers to record the service. At Timeless DVD, we have often transferred video from professional video tapes of First Communion ceremonies. Just like any video you would shoot, professional communion videos need to be preserved on DVD. They are often provided on VHS tape that is about the same quality as a blank tape you would buy in a store.

By the same token, slideshows can also be part of a First Communion celebrate. Create a DVD video slideshow of your child's first seven or eight years, showing his development as a young Catholic. Converting photos to DVDs create a terrific gift that can be presented in addition to the more common rosaries and prayer books.

A communion video is a memento of the experience that every child or classmate will wish to have! So you could also gather photos of everyone in your child's communion class for a group slideshow.

Confirmation Video

Similar to a mitzvah video, confirmation is a rite or sacrament of initiation that is practiced in different ways in many Western churches, from Catholic to Protestant. The purpose varies, but it generally serves to induct younger members of the church as full congregants.

Celebrate your young person's accomplishment! While a confirmation is traditionally not as formal as a First Communion, gifts and videotaping can nevertheless be involved. So order a photo slideshow of your child's confirmation class to memorialize the event. Or, if you have video tapes of your child's confirmation – maybe from years in the past – preserve them on a confirmation DVD so they last forever.