As a grade 8 student at Selwyn House School, Westmount teen Tyler Simpson has been invited to several of his classmates' bar mitzvah ceremonies over the past two years — and he loved every one of them.
"They were awesome — the food, the music, the presents! I couldn't wait to have a bar mitzvah of my own," the 13-year-old told the Examiner last week.
Simpson was so determined to "become a man" that he refused to let the fact that is not Jewish stand in his way. So with the help of a few Jewish classmates and a credit card borrowed from his father's wallet, Simpson set about planning an elaborate reception that included a full catered buffet and two klezmer bands.
"It was the klezmer auditions that tipped us off," said Tyler's mom, Claudette Auger-Simpson. "I must say we were a bit suspicious when we received a receipt for the deposit on the hall, but when we started spotting bearded clarinet players running across our lawn at all hours of the night, we really knew something was up."
Officials at Congregation Shaar Hashomayim were reportedly "not amused" by the incident, while a spokesman for Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom said, "You have to admire the kid's chutzpah!"
Teen fakes his own bar mitzvah
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