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Bar and Bat Mitzvah

Celebrating Life’s Sacred Moments Together

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Our B’nai Mitzvah program is a transformative journey that prepares students to lead services, read from the Torah, and step into Jewish adulthood with confidence and joy.

Four Core Components

  • Prepare your Bar or Bat Mitzvah date
  • Work alongside your family to help get ready for this exciting milestone
  • Ensure all components are completed ahead of the ceremony
  • Design Mitzvah Project (Optional)

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Hebrew Tutoring

One-on-one sessions with our Hebrew tutor focusing on Torah and Haftarah reading, prayer fluency, and trope (cantillation)

Duration: 12 months

Frequency: Weekly 30-45 minute sessions

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Torah Study with Rabbi

Personal meetings with the Rabbi to study your Torah portion, develop your D’var Torah (sermon), and explore the deeper meanings

Duration: 2 months

Frequency: Monthly sessions increasing to bi-weekly

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Service Leadership Training

Learn to lead prayers, understand service structure, and practice with the Rabbi.

Duration: 6 months

Frequency: As needed, intensifying closer to date

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Mitzvah Project

Design and complete a personal project that demonstrates Jewish values and contributes to tikkun olam (repairing the world)

Duration: 3-6 months

Frequency: Self-paced with guidance

Requirements
  • Family membership in good standing
  • Enrollment in religious school through 7th grade
  • Regular attendance at Shabbat services
  • Completion of all tutoring and study sessions
Timeline & Planning
  • Formal preparation begins 12 months before the Bar or Bat Mitzvah date
  • Dates are selected approximately 3 years in advance to allow for proper preparation time
  • Families are encouraged to participate by attending study sessions, assisting with the mitzvah project, and growing in their Judaism alongside their child
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