B’nei Mitzvah Components

Mitzvah Projects: Each of our B’nei Mitzvah students spends a significant amount of time creating and implementing a “Mitzvah Project” in the greater community. Often the project echoes the passion(s) of the individual student, and this project becomes a real highlight of the B’nei Mitzvah process as a whole. If you would be interested in learning more about a particular Mitzvah Project or supporting our children’s projects, please follow the link Mitzvah Projects.

Team Approach: We are very proud of our team approach at Temple Beth Shalom and this is especially true in our B’nei Mitzvah program. As each student prepares to become a Bar or Bat Mitzvah, he or she will have the opportunity to work closely with all three of our rabbis, at least one of our cantorial soloists, as well as a tutor.

For Adults interested in Celebrating Bar or Bat Mitzvah: For a variety of reasons, there are a number of Jewish adults in our community who choose to celebrate this rite of passage later in life, and we of course celebrate this choice. Traditionally we have held a course for adults interested in becoming B’nei Mitzvah every two years. For more information about this, please click on this link to our section on Lifelong Learning.