Horowitz bar mitzvah: So you think you can mitzvah?
So you think you can Mitzvah? Sam Horowitz, 13, entered manhood and reset the bar in bar mitzvah with a Christina Aguilera 鈥渂urlesque鈥� routine that looked more like Abby Lee choreographed it than a rabbi.
This was an extravaganza that Sam and his mom Angela Horowitz came up with after seeing a show where people popped out of chandeliers, the boy told Good Morning America.
Among the many things Jewish mothers ,聽choreographer wasn鈥檛 on the list until now.
Bar mitzvah is a Jewish coming of age religious ceremony. "Mitzvah" is "commandment" in Hebrew. Girls have a bat mitzvah.
My maiden name is Goldenthal and I spent plenty of time in synagogues and at bar mitzvahs in my day. While my mom is Roman Catholic, my sons often tell me my Jewish mother gene is dominant.
I am pretty sure the Torah (code of Jewish law) does not require burlesque dancers gyrating to the tune of Christina Aguilera鈥檚 鈥淪how Me How You Burlesque.鈥�
These were not girls his age dancing, but women clad in gold fringe, micro mini-dresses shaking everything they have for twice what it鈥檚 worth.
Sam, in white tux, materialized from a massive chandelier to join the dancers in a choreographed number to 鈥淒ance Again鈥� by Jennifer Lopez and Pitbull.
The video of the event has gone viral.
Try as I might there was nothing to compare with it on YouTube except the possible exception of , a hilarious pre-bat mitzvah mash up of reality TV and mitzvah girls.
The boy had to practice the dance routine three hours every weekend for a month, but his religious study was a much greater time commitment.
Sam told GMA, 鈥淭he party really was special, but the party is just a celebration. It鈥檚 really about the service, and it took two years to prepare for that. It鈥檚 a really big milestone in my life and it meant a lot to me, so I鈥檓 happy people are enjoying it.鈥�
Seeing how extravagant this mom got for her son鈥檚 coming of age party, I imagine she is already choreographing his wedding. For that she鈥檚 gonna have to top a YouTube classic, the , which currently stands at 81 million views and has spawned a host of copycat wedding videos.
I believe that if anyone can top that, my money鈥檚 on a Jewish mother because they are goal oriented, loving, and unstoppable.
After all, what's the difference between a Rottweiler and a Jewish mother? Eventually, the Rottweiler lets go.
