A 13-Year-Old Explains Marriage Equality…at His Bar Mitzvah

February 7, 2014 by JJ Vincent 1 Comment

A Bar Mitzvah lesson to remember.

During his Bar Mitzvah, this young man teaches a lesson about love that many people would like to ignore.

Duncan McAlpine Sennett, the 13-year-old in this video, gave the traditional religious speech, called a d’var Torah — at his Bar Mitzvah. The purpose of the d’var Torah is to relate biblical text to the person’s life and passions. Duncan uses his time to speak about a topic that might surprise you…marriage equality.

h/t Upworthy

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JJ Vincent is a 40-something guy who lives in north Alabama with his two partners and their three dogs, five cats, and a hamster. He's a graphic designer, copyeditor, and polycrafter who is equally fond of knitting and NASCAR and gleefully surrounds himself with pink sparkly things.

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Charly

12 years ago

What a remarkable young man who exemplifies such maturity and compassion for someone so young. I love this! Young men his age (and even older) have so much to learn from him.

There’s also another speech that I think you might like. http://ispeeches.com/blog/bar-mitzvah-and-bat-mitzvah/best-bar-mitzvah-speeches/ and watch Michael’s speech!