This book freed our family from the bar mitzvah machine that our Temple has turned into and helped us come up with a bar mitzvah that is relevant...It is full of wonderful ideas.. --M. Shellster, Parent. Helps us to bring heart and soul to our involvement in Jewish life..
According to the dictionary, affirming is defined as: 1  State as a fact; assert strongly and publicly. he affirmed the countryâs commitment to peace. 2  Declare oneâs support for; uphold or defend. the referendum affirmed the republicâs right to secede. 3  Accept or confirm the validity of (a judgment or agreement); ratify.
To state (Latin sto, stand) is to set forth explicitly, formally, or particularly in speech or writing. Assert (Latin ad, to, and sero, bind) is strongly personal, signifying to state boldly and positively what the one making the statement has not attempted and may not attempt to prove. Affirm has less of egotism than assert (as seen in the word self-assertion), coming nearer to aver.