Bar / Bat Mitzvah
The Bar/Bat Mitzvah year is a very special one. Students approaching the age of thirteen are preparing to mark their passage into Jewish adulthood, with all the privileges and responsibilities of that new status.
Our Temple offers orientation sessions for sixth graders and their parents – an opportunity to study together and gain a better understanding of what it means to become a Bar or Bat Mitzvah.
During the seventh grade Bar/Bat Mitzvah year, the Rabbi meets with each individual student and family and also works with each student to choose and complete a mitzvah project during the year.
Past mitzvah projects have included:
Each child has his or her own day to be called to the Torah, to chant the Haftarah, and to include family members and friends among the participants in the service. The Bar/Bat Mitzvah also prepares a D’var Torah (speech) in which he/she talks about the meaning of that week’s Haftarah portion and its contemporary impact upon his/her life.
Bar/Bat Mitzvah or B'nei Mitzvah Families
• Bar/Bat Mitzvah Participation Packet
• Bar/Bat Mitzvah, B'nei Mitzvah Honors Sheet
• The Priestly Blessing / Parents' Blessing of the Children
• Instructions on Having an Aliyah
Resources for Learning Torah and Haftorah Trope:
Weekly Haftorah Recordings from HaftorahAudio.com
Haftorah Trope Demo
Our Temple offers orientation sessions for sixth graders and their parents – an opportunity to study together and gain a better understanding of what it means to become a Bar or Bat Mitzvah.
During the seventh grade Bar/Bat Mitzvah year, the Rabbi meets with each individual student and family and also works with each student to choose and complete a mitzvah project during the year.
Past mitzvah projects have included:
- Volunteering, fundraising and advocacy for Autism Speaks
- Soliciting donations and volunteering for Cradles to Crayons
- Mentoring and coaching for Boston Special Olympics
- Fundraising for mosquito nets for the Ubadaya, the Jewish tribe of Uganda
Each child has his or her own day to be called to the Torah, to chant the Haftarah, and to include family members and friends among the participants in the service. The Bar/Bat Mitzvah also prepares a D’var Torah (speech) in which he/she talks about the meaning of that week’s Haftarah portion and its contemporary impact upon his/her life.
Bar/Bat Mitzvah or B'nei Mitzvah Families
• Bar/Bat Mitzvah Participation Packet
• Bar/Bat Mitzvah, B'nei Mitzvah Honors Sheet
• The Priestly Blessing / Parents' Blessing of the Children
• Instructions on Having an Aliyah
Resources for Learning Torah and Haftorah Trope:
Weekly Haftorah Recordings from HaftorahAudio.com
Haftorah Trope Demo