Planning any type of celebration today is difficult, especially in colder areas where an outdoor gathering isn’t ideal. As the pandemic continues, many people are opting for virtual rather than in-person events to safely accommodate all their loved ones, no matter where they’re located. 

If you’re looking to host a virtual bar or bat mitzvah for your child, here are five tips for hosting an engaging celebration.

1. Host it on Zoom.

Zoom is a great video conferencing platform that can host hundreds of guests and allow for fun, interactive chats and other features. At Xtreme Event Group, we’ve pivoted to offering Zoom mitzvahs to meet our existing clients’ needs and open our business to new clients, both nationally and internationally. We love Zoom because it allows everyone involved in the event to visually see everyone as well as their emotions and expressions. It’s also easy to use and allows you to record everything, which makes an incredible keepsake memory of your child’s special day.

Once you set the date and time, we’ll help you create a private Zoom link for the event and send it as an invite to your guests. This makes it easy for everyone to log onto your child’s virtual mitzvah celebration when the big day comes. 

2. Create engagement with live entertainment.

Live entertainment is a must-have for mitzvahs, so integrating that into your virtual celebration is important. Be strategic and intentional with your choice of activities to drive engagement from guests. You want to make it different than the standard boring “Zoom meeting” you do for work and school every day by creating create a sense of community and love that radiates off the screen. 

There are many ways you can do this, including having a professional entertainer as your event host, creating collaborative song playlists in real-time, and inviting performers to join the Zoom conference. For example, we recently hosted a virtual mitzvah for a client on Zoom where a mentalist was able to demonstrate his mind-reading skills. Despite the distance between all the guests, the entire party was wowed by this live performance. 

3. Include your favorite mitzvah traditions.

Setting an agenda, just as you would with an in-person mitzvah, will ensure a smooth and seamless event. There’s no need to cut out traditional mitzvah rituals, either: you can still incorporate a hora, a candle-lighting ceremony, and even a dance with Dad. If you or your child wanted to do it for a live event, it can be done over Zoom.

4. Consider everything that might go wrong. 

Hosting virtual events comes with all kinds of technical and security risks. Aside from poor cameras and lighting or a bad WiFi connection, you may also run into a Zoom bomber if you don’t have a password-protected meeting link. When we host a Zoom mitzvah, we help our clients with best practices to eliminate any hurdles or obstacles from occurring. 

5. Work with a mitzvah expert.

Working with a mitzvah-planning agency allows you the freedom to focus on the exciting parts of your celebration while knowing the rest of the planning and dirty work is being taken care of for you. 

At Xtreme Event Group, we do it all. We are your personal event planner, IT coordinator, technical support team, professional event host, game master, virtual photographer, virtual videographer, and production expert. We also offer features like a virtual photo booth and curated music playlists for a personalized experience.

Check out The Virtual Simcha by Xtreme Event Group to better understand how we can help you celebrate your day, or schedule a consultation call with our mitzvah-planning experts!

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