Becoming a Bar/Bat Mitzvah is one of the single most important events in the lives of both children and parents. The family and the entire Temple Emanu-El community take pride in this important milestone which binds a child to Jewish tradition. By becoming a Bar or Bat Mitzvah, the young adult joins the fellowship of Jews who study Torah and perform mitzvot.

At Temple Emanu-El, Bar/Bat Mitzvah is looked upon as a life-cycle event which is celebrated within the framework and context of the congregation's regular service on Shabbat morning, Shabbat afternoon, or weekday mornings. The family celebrates its simhah as an integral part of the larger Temple community. 

Our Rabbis, our Cantors, all our staff, and the whole community look forward to sharing the process of becoming Bar/Bat Mitzvah with our young people and their families!

For more information regarding our Bar/Bat Mitzvah program, contact Cantor Mayer.

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To enhance the experience, the Temple offers the Samuel and Eva A. Silver Scholar Family Bar/Bat Mitzvah Experience. This two-year family educational program involves monthly Shabbat workshops and family attendance at synagogue, as well as preparatory classes and family field trips. The Silver Experience also provides families with the support of the Temple professionals.   A new curriculum will begin September 2008.

Schedule:

Tuesday's - 6th graders will meet with Rabbi Seltzer along with Cantor Mayer.  Rabbi Seltzer's topics will include Jewish identity, Israel,understanding the tradition of our Jewish texts, and conservative judaism.

Saturday Programs - For both our 6th & 7th grade classes and their families, there are additional shabbat programs which will enhance the educational impact of the Silver Scholar program.  These shabbat programs will be taught by Rabbi Franklin, Rabbi Seltzer, and Cantor Mayer.

For more information regarding the Silver Scholar program, contact Rabbi Seltzer.
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To Print our Parent Handbook click here.   To View Parent Handbook Online click here.                                     
For updated Bar/Bat Mitzvah Contract click here.

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Torah Tutors

Through this very successful and prestigious program, qualified post bar or bat mitzvah students are invited to become Torah Tutors, working with the Cantor to provide peer training and additional support to those students preparing for their upcoming bar/bat mitzvahs. Our photos of Torah Tutors proudly wearing their Torah Tutor t-shirts at exotic locations around the globe grows every year!