The presentation we showed guests at Jared's Barmitzvah party in 2008.

1. Long, long ago … two
young folk met and fell in
love … got married and had
ME!!

2. I had a bit of a tough time
coming into this world …
so they went and put me
in a hot box!
My name is Jared Aidan ..
I weighed 3.6 kg on entry
… just right!

3. After my Bris … which I don’t
remember thank heavens .. . I was
packed and ready to go.

4. No-one said it would be easy
looking after me ... So my
support team took it in shifts …
Mom got the Day Shift …
And Dad got night shift .. Thank
heavens for the bottle feeding idea!

5. When I slept … I really slept!

6. But when I was awake … I just had to know what was going on!

7. Otherwise I would
entertain the support
staff with my
renditions of Hamlet ..
‘Alas poor dummy .. I
knew him well’

8. Mabel looked after
me … right up till I
was big!

9. I got started on my computer studies early … I understood the
mouse before I understood anything else.

10. I traveled the
world … Egypt
was fun.
London was cool.
Even Turkey
was a blast!

11. Then my folks and I moved to Israel .. Here I am
unpacking in the merkaz klita, Ra’anana.

12. School was great …
especially when you
had a birthday!
Not to mention all the
girls I met .. This is
Ariella!

13. Medicine was next!
But I had to drop that
and start school …
Bummer.

14. Modeling was
also pretty cool
… but all those
hours in the
studio were
grueling.

15. Tried my
hand a
farming …
but you
can’t drift in
a tractor.

16. Hanging with the family in
Israel was always fun!

17. When I discovered
Purim – I went and
tried … Peter Pan
Captain Hook was a
hit though.
But I only liked
the hat!

18. The birthdays come and go! Party,
party, party!
My first bike!

19. I have always loved water ...
I wonder if that’s why my teeth fell
out?

20. Here are more cousins .. Beth, Amy and Thomas .. in their pool.

21. I’ve been back to South Africa .. Here are two of my cousins, Angela
and Evan on Northcliff hill, Johannesburg !
I even get haircuts from Granny Enid when I’m there!

22. And more cousins .. Mathew, Bradley, Joshua, Daniel .. Evan again
and uncle Tim .. Even Granddad Doug.

23. And even more cousins .. Shir and Guy … my Israeli cousins.

24. My last birthday party was a little wild!

25. But now I’m big ... And there’s not much
left to do …

26. Except to say Thank You to everyone who has
made my life so exciting, full and blessed.

27. Thank You!
!!!‫תודה‬