Three generations celebrated Jewish life thanks to Chabad of Fairlawn, N.J., and the dedication of a nearby yeshivah high-school student.

When Eytan Kirschenbaum found out that his friend Jared had never had a bar mitzvah, he set out to make sure that it would happen. Raising funds for tefillin and some Jewish books, he invited Jared, and his friends and family, to Chabad of Fairlawn.

At the reception, it was discovered that Jared’s grandfather had also never put on tefillin before. Soon Jared, his grandfather and his cousin Dylan all had the chance to wrap for the very first time.

Let’s wish the entire family mazel tov!

Friends Eytan and Jared
Friends Eytan and Jared
Dylan receives an aliyah.
Dylan receives an aliyah.