Predictably, it drew negative comments, including criticism of the event by a rabbi who called it degrading and the TV reporter who referred to the "wacky chutzpah" of the dog owners who organized the event. But some of our readers praised the owners for throwing a party for their beloved pet.
At the end of the celebration, the TV reporter noted that Nicky's sister Sophia was four now, and if she keeps up with her studies, they plan on continuing the new tradition. Well, fast forward to April, and that's exactly what they did.
But Sophia's Bark Mitzvah became the subject of the National Geographic show, Nat Geo Wild: Spoiled Rotten Pets, as one of the more outrageous examples of overly spoiled and pampered pets.
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the ceremony was a little cringe-worthy, but to each his own.
ReplyDeleteStupid .....a tribute to a deviated ego.
ReplyDeleteI somehow feel this makes a mockery out of our religion....... Can you imagine if this video was made in Germany....The Jewish population would be up in arms...............If some folks think this is OK for them, so be it...My sense of humor doesn't rely on making Jews the laughing stock of the world.
ReplyDeleteDan N
Entertaining but stupid. How do you know if the dogs are Jewish? Any excuse to party is okay if you have a good time.
ReplyDeleteYes, it's in bad taste, but a lot of that had to do with how ignorant the "rabbi" (probably a Hebrew School Dropout) was, with all his mispronunciations, using God's name in vain, and in general not knowing how to work a joke. A thing like this could, in theory, be funny. But you can tell by the reaction of the people there, it wasn't. It looked like the people weren't mostly Jewish. So now, based on the comment by the woman at the end of the clip, there are a lot of people who think this is part of being Jewish.And they don't know how funny Jews can be. Incidentally, I can just about guarantee you that we would never see a Christian's dog get communion, because they have just a tad more respect for their traditions. Sad, really. I wish at least it was funnier.
ReplyDeleteOnly in America.........!!!!
DeleteA sad, tasteless, waste of time that trivializes our religion---I find it embarrassing.
ReplyDeleteQuestion--How do you circumsize a dog?
ReplyDeleteVery carefully...now, you know this is the only posible answer. It was silly. I would prefer that the money it took to put on this show had gone to charity.
DeleteDisrespectfull and stupid!
ReplyDeletefrom a convert from Christianity