Our students study with Rabbi Greenbaum and members of our faculty to
prepare for the most formative ritual of becoming a Bar or Bat Mitzvah.
This includes acquiring the ability to site-read Hebrew, learn the various
blessings and prayers needed to conduct a Shabbat service, learn to read a
section of the Torah portion and Haftarah portion, as well as explore the
message and meaning of these portions. Finally, each student prepares a
speech to reflect their thoughts on becoming a Bat/Bar Mitzvah, the lesson
from their Torah portion and more. This culminates in the young student
conducting an entire service in which they formally enter the congregation
as an adult.