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Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah Class

Instructors: Rabbi David Castiglione & Cantor Lori Wilinsky Frank

Some members who did not have the opportunity to celebrate their passage into Jewish adulthood at age 13 want to experience the joy of celebrating it later in life. Our Adult Education program sponsors a special class for men and women wishing to have a Bar or Bat Mitzvah ceremony.

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The adult B'nai Mitzvah program consists of course work in Jewish history, liturgy, philosophy/theology, ritual, rabbinic literature, including personal exploration and the writing of a D'var Torah. In addition, candidates will learn the Shabbat morning liturgy, Torah and Haftorah as well as the Hebrew necessary for each. Students will also have the option of learning cantillation.

Prior knowledge of Hebrew is preferred, but not mandatory and students may be encouraged to engage a personal Hebrew tutor to assist them with reading proficiency.