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B'NAI MITZVAHCongratulations on entering into the process that leads to Bar and Bat Mitzvah! For Jewish families, Bar and Bat Mitzvah celebrations are remarkable, life-affirming events. They provide a wonderful opportunity to welcome a new Jewish adult into the community, to affirm a family’s commitment to ongoing Jewish living and study, and to gather relatives and friends from everywhere for the simcha (celebration). Our congregation considers Bar and Bat Mitzvah ceremonies to be as important in the life of the temple as they are in the life of a family. The preparation process for Bat and Bar Mitzvah has been carefully arranged to lead to a most meaningful and successful event – and, more importantly, to a deep and abiding family relationship with Jewish learning and practice. Students from past years are called upon to participate in High Holiday Services as a continuing process of Jewish learning and commitment to community. They are also expected to participate in Tucson High School for Jewish Studies, our community supplementary high school. While our rabbis, cantor, congregational staff, and Religious School will do everything possible to prepare the student, family cooperation and involvement are essential. The Bar and Bat Mitzvah itself should be rewarding and meaningful; you help make both the preparation and the ceremony a memorable experience in the life of your family. The word mitzvah means commandment – and just as there is a notion of obligation inherent in that concept, so too the guidelines in this text are requirements that must be met for Bar and Bat Mitzvah in our congregation. The most effective way to teach a child is to “live the lesson.” The greater your family’s level of involvement in the Bar or Bat Mitzvah preparation process, the more meaningful the ceremony, and Judaism, will become. Please download our 5765-5766 Bar/Bat Mitzvah Booklet here. If you have questions, please call (520) 327-4501. |
