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Information about B'nai Mitzvah at The Jewish Center Planning and Preparatory Study 1. Who may I contact with questions? 2. What is a Bar or Bat Mitzvah? 3. What is expected of my child in order to become a Bar/Bat Mitzvah? 4. What do the Hebrew terms mean? 5. How do we determine the date for the Bar/Bat Mitzvah? 6. When should we start to prepare our child for Bar/Bat Mitzvah? 7. We have recently joined The Jewish Center and our child is approaching 13, what should we do? 8. Does the Jewish Center provide Bar/Bat Mitzvah tutoring? 9. What must my child do to qualify for their Bar / Bat Mitzvah? 10. Are Bar / Bat Mitzvah students expected to attend synagogue? 11. What is the Hesed (Community Service) requirement? 12. How should my child go about writing a D'var Torah? 13. Can you give some guidance on Tzedakah? 14. How can we ensure that our Bar / Bat Mitzvah preparations are on track? The Bar/Bat Mitzvah Shabbat 15. What happens on the Friday of the Bar / Bat Mitzvah Shabbat? 16. What must be provided in the synagogue for Shabbat morning Bar / Bat Mitzvah celebrations? 17. How do we arrange for Kiddush after the Bar / Bat Mitzvah service? 18. What time must guests arrive for a Minchah (Saturday afternoon) Bar / Bat Mitzvah celebration? 19. How does the Bar/Bat Mitzvah student participate in the Shabbat morning service? 20. How does the Bar/Bat Mitzvah student participate in the Shabbat Minchah service? 21. How may family and friends participate in the service? 22. What practices are followed during Shabbat at The Jewish Center? 23. Do the practices for Shabbat afternoon at The Jewish Center differ from Shabbat morning? Use of The Jewish Center Facilities 24. How do we arrange for catering at The Jewish Center? 25. Does The Jewish Center provide guidance on decorations (flowers and Tzedakah baskets)? 26. Can The Jewish Center provide kippot and Birkat Ha-Mazon booklets? 27. When should flowers, food etc. be delivered? 28. When can we have the final rehearsal? 29. What else do we need to bear in mind? 30. Where else can we find help in planning our Bar/Bat Mitzvah? 31. Can you provide a timeline for Bar/Bat Mitzvah planning? 32. What guidance can we give our guests on Shabbat etiquette at The Jewish Center? 33. What guidance can we give to guests who will receive an aliyah? Blessings And Honors 34. What blessings are given during the Tallit ceremony? 35. What blessings are spoken when we read from the Torah? 36. What blessings are spoken at the end of the service (Kiddush)? 37. What honors may we assign on Shabbat morning and how do we notify TJC? 38. What honors may we assign on Shabbat afternoon and how do we notify TJC? 39. How do we explain the honors to our guests? To view or print the whole B'nai Mitzvah Handbook click here

Information about B'nai Mitzvah at The Jewish Center