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…
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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…
I have learned so much while going through the process of becoming a Bat Mitzvah. My parents thought that a Bat Mitzvah was an important rite of passage in becoming...
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Mia Shonbrun Siege During this process I have learned so much about myself. As cliche as that sounds, writing these essays has made me take a step back and think. …
Jakob Shonbrun Siege So this is the end of my service and it feels great!! It took a massive amount of time, work, and now we’re done! It is so nice…
Jonah Edelman-Gold First, I would like to request a moment of silence for my Grandpa Harvey, who died earlier this year, and my Grandma Dot, who died two and a…
Camila Grunberg June 25, 2016 To me, becoming a Bat Mitzvah was the start of a journey that will continue forever. Although now I am officially a Bat Mitzvah,…