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Congregation Ahavath Chesed, Jacksonville, FL
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September 09, 2010   1 Tishrei 5771
B'nei Mitzvah  

The Temple B'nei Mitzvah handout outlines Bar/Bat Mitzvah experience in great detail.  Handouts are given to parents two years before the Bar/Bat Mitzvah and are available by request from the Cantor's administrative assistant.

  • Students must have attended and successfully completed religious school for a minimum of four years beyond third grade, and must be enrolled in TIR during the B'nei Mitzvah year.
  • To be eligible for B'nei Mitzvah, students must satisfactorily meet the Temple's standards of Hebrew learning.  They must begin Hebrew instruction no later than the third grade.
  • Commitment to continue religious education through confirmation is a required condition for all B'nei Mtizvah.
  • The Temple clergy have the authority to implement these requirement with flexibility, designing a program to meet the individual student's needs.
B'nei Mitzvah Shabbaton  

B’NAI MITZVAH SHABBATON

We start with Shabbat Worship followed by a Kiddush Luncheon. Rabbi Lief will talk; Cantor will then introduce Goldie Lansky who will speak next about financial aspects and arrangements for B/M socials; then Cantor will introduce Paulette Kieffer & the B’nei Tzedek program. Next you will be informed about Michael Kuhr, Adria and her book, the River Garden service, Ushering program, appropriate attire, and then we will go over the packet information followed by Q & A.

Objectives

- To present the basic components that make up the Bar Mitzvah Process at Congregation Ahavath Chesed

- To bring contemporary meaning to an ancient custom.

- To answer questions and fill in the gaps and get to know one another

- Jewish learning never ends, this is a beginning

- Class lists: You will be given a list today of your child’s grade level. Please call School office to obtain an
   pgraded list when you are ready to mail out B/M invitations. We want you to have the most updated class list for your party.
   Please do not call us about who is/is not being invited to B/M parties.

- Everyone is invited and encouraged to come to all ceremonies. Service requirement minimum of 4-sign-in sheet etc.

- Please decide your “social needs” as early as possible and contact the Exec Director to reserve rooms ASAP.

Materials

Information Packets for each family: go over in detail. You will be contacted by Denyse Diggins 6-8 months prior to service date for lessons.  Please stick to your designated time slot, Prioritize! No lessons given during TIR hours. Call Cantor’s office, not school, for B/M needs.

Nota Bene

Turn in your mitzvah project to Cantor w/photos, or have your project represented at the party, or on table decorations or bimah. Make a display board for everyone to see what you did. An example is Shelby’s Holocaust Torah etc. Remind parents that questions about the party etc. go to Goldie Lanski and all other questions go to Cantor Bruner. Do not call the schoolor Rabbi Lief .  Denyse Diggins handles B/M lessons scheduling, x17.

 
B'nei Mitzvah Resources  

- Jacksonville, FL - (904) 733-7078
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