As a part of our Religious School curriculum, our students become familiar with the structure of the Shabbat service. Students are trained in those portions of the Shabbat liturgy which they will be expected to lead during their Bar/Bat Mitzvah ceremony. They will learn to chant the blessings before and after the reading of Torah and Haftarah.

Each Bar or Bat Mitzvah student will be expected, as a part of his or her training, to participate in a Mitzvah program to be agreed upon by the Clergy and the student at the beginning of the training program. This program will give the student an opportunity to apply the concepts of Tzdekah and social responsibility.

While recognizing the importance of Bar and Bat Mitzvah, Judaism recognizes the importance of lifelong Jewish learning, a commitment to continue beyond our formal Religious School program. We encourage all our children to continue their Jewish education after becoming Bar or Bat Mitzvah. Our clergy will be happy to provide suggestions for post B’nai Mitzvah educational opportunities. And of course, we welcome our children’s participation in the activities of our congregation and in our religious school as mentors supporting the younger children.