Written for my own child’s bar mitzvah service, “You Are My Child (Jamie’s Bar Mitzvah Song)” can work for any child’s bar or bat mitzvah. The cantor can sing it on behalf of the parent, or cantors can sing it to their own children. There’s a customizable measure. Jamie was standing before us “tall and strong.” Perhaps the child you’re singing

Written for my own child’s bar mitzvah service, “You Are My Child (Jamie’s Bar Mitzvah Song)” can work for any child’s bar or bat mitzvah. The cantor can sing it on behalf of the parent, or cantors can sing it to their own children. There’s a customizable measure. Jamie was standing before us “tall and strong.” Perhaps the child you’re singing about is standing “full of grace” or is standing “lovingly.” All in English, here are some sample lyrics: “May life’s melody resound within your soul and on your lips. May your dreams and hopes become reality. May your days be blessed with wonder and with wisdom and with love. May angels always watch you from above.” The song concludes, “My child, always my child, on this day I share you with the world, no longer a child, my child.” Published in “Jewish Life Cycle.”