The curriculum of the B’nai Mitzvah program goes beyond the customary skills of Torah/Haftorah reading and prayer chanting. Through family education programs, Shabbat experiences, and mitzvah projects, our program offers your family a chance to feel the rhythm and depth of Jewish life. It is our hope that by taking advantage of the full B’nai Mitzvah program, the Bar/Bat Mitzvah will be a stepping stone to a more meaningful connection to Judaism in your home, and within your community. The goals of the B’nai Mitzvah program include:
- Bring families together and create a community
- Embrace Jewish learning as a life-long process
- Empower parents to be their children’s ‘Jewish teachers’
- Demonstrate the beauty of Shabbat
- Involve families in mitzvah projects within our community
- Teach synagogue skills
- Reinforce Jewish literacy
All of our B’nai Mitzvah receive their Bar/Bat Mitzvah certificate, along with the following generously-donated gifts:
- “Text Messages: A Torah Commentary for Teens” provided by Rabbi Steinhardt and Rabbi Englander
- Etz Hayim Chumash provided by the George Goldstein Chumash Endowment Fund
- Silver Kiddush Cup provided by BTC Women’s League & Men’s Club
- One-Year Membership to B’nai Torah BRUSY Youth Group provided by the Finkelstein Family Youth Program
- One-Year Membership to the JCC provided by The Adolph & Rose Levis Jewish Community Center
