Mazel Tov Monday : Kimberlee's Spectacular Bat Mitzvah Dance

Well, once again, it is time for Mazel Tov Monday! Each and every Monday, to start your week of right, we here at I Heart Jews bring you a video treat from the kitschy, awkward, and delightful world of Bar (and Bat) Mitzvahs.

Today's video comes from author, teacher and New Jersey native Kimberlee Auerbach. Her intro really says it all:

My parents threw me a huge Bat Mitzvah party at Crestmont Country Club in There was caviar. A harpist. My mother sang a sexy French song. My brother sang Lionel Richie's "Hello." And I danced to "Freeway Of Love" by Aretha Franklin. My mother and brother had people riveted, in tears. Not me... My dancing sucks. I clap off beat. The only thing redeeming about my act are my pink leg warmers.

But even more enthralling than Kimberlee's dance is the reaction of her audience at the end of the video. Those kids are so bored, they are practically comatose.

Mazel Tov, Kimberlee!

West Orange, New Jersey. 1985.
Kimberlee's Bat Mitzvah.
Freeway Of Love.