Over the course of my Bar Mitzvah preparation, I have learned a great deal. I learned about subjects such as my family heritage, Jewish history and tradition, civil rights, and…
When I think back to the beginning of my bar mitzvah process I remember interviewing my grandparents and learning all about my family tree and history. It was interesting for…
I can’t believe this journey started in December 2017! Air pods weren’t a thing! My parents have always wanted me to find my own way. At first, I was leaning…
Full disclosure: Preparing for this Bat Mitzvah was HARD! If I had to do it all again from scratch, knowing how much writing I’d have to do, I’m…
Over the past two years, I have come to understand not only what being a Bat Mitzvah means to me, but what being a Bat Mitzvah from a humanistic…
When I started the bar mitzvah program, I was 12 years old. Yes, I got a late start. My parents and I had just joined the congregation. We…
Getting ready for this Bar Mitzvah has been a lot more work than I imagined it would be, but I still feel like I learned so much from this experience….
My experience throughout this process has been… interesting. I have learned so much about myself and my family. When I did my values project, I wanted to figure out what…
During the past two years while I was preparing for my Bat Mitzvah, I learned a lot about my family history and I did things I haven’t done before that…