The Bar/Bat Mitzvah Institute (BBMI) aims at creating a sense of community and support for youths preparing for their Bar/Bat Mitzvah, while providing an opportunity for post Bar/Bat Mitzvah students to become mentors and to feel a sense of continuity past their one-time life-cycle. The BBMI events are fun, interesting, high-energy, and interactive. 

We look forward to celebrating this milestone with you and your family!

Schedule

B’nei Mitzvah: The Family Newlywed Game
What does my Bar/Bat mitzvah mean to me?  What does it mean to my parents?  What hopes and images do I think of when I think about my Bar/Bat mitzvah?
Shabbat, November 7, 2009
5:15 pm – 6:45 pm
(pizza will be served)

The Bar/Bat Mitzvah Communal Connection
How Can I put the mitzvah in my Bar/Bat mitzvah? 
Shabbat, November 28, 2009
12:00 pm – 2:30 pm
(lunch from 11:45 am – 1:00 pm)

Hannukah Social
Candle lighting and latke frying with the Temple Adath staff.  Maybe Rabbi Victor will show you his Hannukah dance…
Motzei Shabbat (Saturday night), December 12, 2009
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

B’nei Mitzvah Family Lunch and Learn
“Putting the Mitzvah in Bar Mitzvah”
at Rabbi Victor’s home
Shabbat, January 9, 2010
End of Services – 2:00 pm
(meet at Rabbi Victor’s home)

Fringe Benefits:  How to Tie the Tzitzit on the Tallit
 Learn the ancient secret of t’chelet.
Shabbat, February 6, 2010
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Getting to Know the Shabbat Service
Ba’alat T’filah Esa Jaffe and Rabbi Victor give you the down and dirty breakdown of the Shabbat service as well as insights and secrets only known to clergy… never again spend precious minutes looking for the right page!!!
 Shabbat, March 13, 2010
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
(lunch from 11:45 am – 1:00 pm)

Says who?  Answering Your Questions on God and Jewish Tradition
Rabbi Sherman and Rabbi Victor answer all your questions.  Come prepared because they will. 
Saturday, April 10, 2010
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
(lunch from 11:45 am – 1:00 pm)

“Dancing with the Siddur”
When to Sit, Stand, Bow, or Kneel (Yes, Kneel!) in Synagogue
Shabbat, May 8, 2010
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
(lunch from 11:45 am – 1:00 pm)

“A Torah Among Us”
How to Read, Lift & Dress the Torah:  A Hands-On Workshop
Shabbat, May 22, 2010
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
(lunch from 11:45 am – 1:00 pm)

What is Conservative Judaism:  Let’s Start the Discussion
How is Conservative Judaism different from Orthodox and Reform Judaism?  What does it mean to be egalitarian, halachic, observant?  Can someone be “more Jewish” than someone else?
Shabbat, June 12, 2010
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
(lunch from 11:45 am – 1:00 pm)

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