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B'nei Mitzvah Handbook This document is located on our website: www.mzion.org Lifecycle Events Bar/Bat Mitzvah B’nei Mitzvah Handbook for Class of 2019-20 MOUNT ZION TEMPLE B'nei Mitzvah Handbook Jewish life cycle rituals provide us with a meaningful way of marking sacred time. They offer us a special avenue for learning and grant us a unique opportunity to bring family and friends together in celebration. All of us here at Mount Zion look forward to guiding you through this special time in the life of your family. Our goal is for you to experience a taste of Sinai through this process and that each student will look back with a deep sense of pride and accomplishment. We are here to guide you intellectually and spiritually through your learning for the ceremony and to help you along the way for the celebration. The entire Mount Zion family wishes you much mazal (good fortune) as you work towards this joyous occasion. We have prepared this manual to help you begin your Bar/Bat Mitzvah journey. Read it carefully as a family, and refer to it as you move through the process. If you have questions at any time, please feel free to contact us. Rabbi Adam Stock Spilker Rabbi Esther Adler Cantor Jennifer Strauss-Klein Cantor Rachel Stock Spilker Larry Solomon, Executive Director Susan Amram Summit, Religious School Director Elyse Heise, Youth Engagement Coordinator Shai Avny, Congregational Engagement Director 0 Revised: October 2018 / Cheshvan 5779 PART I: Your Bar/Bat Mitzvah Page The Development and Meaning of Bar/Bat Mitzvah 2 Goals of the Bar/Bat Mitzvah Year 3 Review of Expectations - You will be asked to sign this form during your meeting with the Rabbi. 4-5 Many Expectations; Two Requirements 6 A Note on Shabbat Service Attendance 6-7 Preparation for the Bar/Bat Mitzvah 7-10 Bar/Bat Mitzvah Role in the Shabbat Service 11 Family Participation: Honors and Responsibilities 12-13 Bar/Bat Mitzvah Honors Form 14-15 Return the duplicate blue form provided to the Rabbis’ & Cantors’ Study two weeks before your simcha A Word About Aliyot, Tallit, Kippah and D’var Torah; Parent’s D’var Torah 16-18 Parent(s)/Guardian(s) Prayer Options (An Alternative to a D’var Torah) 19-20 Torah Blessings Copy Including Transliteration 21-22 Creating Community: Inclusion in Your Simcha (celebration) 23 Opportunities for Sharing Your Simcha (celebration) 24 Additional Information About the Bar/Bat Mitzvah Service 25-26 PART II: ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION 27 A Guide for Planning Your Simcha (celebration) 28-29 Mount Zion Temple Bulletin Information Form and Sample Articles 30 Email the article and photo to the bulletin editor two months before your simcha Bar/Bat Mitzvah Publicity for the American Jewish World and Sample Articles 31-32 Bar/Bat Mitzvah Fee Information 33 Shabbat Morning Kiddush 34 Guidelines for Sponsoring an Oneg Shabbat 35 Soliciting Oneg Shabbat Contributions 36 Bar/Bat Mitzvah Administrative Costs/Details 37 Return the form provided to the Executive Director at least 2 months before your simcha Bar/Bat Mitzvah Administrative Sample Room Set-Ups 38 Bar/Bat Mitzvah Administrative Blank Room Set-Up Form 39 Return the form provided to the Executive Director two weeks before your simcha Mount Zion Hebrew Congregation House Rules & Guidelines 40-41 Return the form provided to the Executive Director 3 months before your simcha PART III: APPENDIX 42 Sample Letter to Guests Unfamiliar with Bar/Bat Mitzvah 43-44 Glossary 45 1 THE DEVELOPMENT & MEANING OF BAR/BAT MITZVAH When a Jew turns thirteen, he/she becomes Bar/Bat Mitzvah. Bar means “son,” Bat means “daughter,” and Mitzvah means “commandment.” Therefore literally, this means one is a “son/daughter of the commandment” and now assumes the responsibility for his/her own Judaism. One does not "have” a Bar/Bat Mitzvah; one is not “Bar/Bat Mitzvahed.” One becomes a Bar/Bat Mitzvah. It is a process. The Shabbat service, when a student is called to the Torah for the first time, is when we celebrate this change in status with a special ceremony. By the date of the service, a person can feel proud of all that they have learned and accomplished. We try to schedule the service One does not "have” a close to each student's thirteenth birthday, though Bar/Bat Mitzvah; one is not one can celebrate being called to the Torah at any age “Bar/Bat Mitzvahed.” One after 13, including in adulthood. At Mount Zion, becomes a Bar/Bat Mitzvah. many B’nei Mitzvah lead much of our prayer service in addition to the primary act of being called to the Torah. The celebration that follows is an equally important aspect of this joyful rite of passage. Historically, Bar/Bat Mitzvah did not always have the same significance. One can look throughout the entire Bible and not find one mention of a Bar Mitzvah ceremony. Abraham did not “have” one; neither did Moses nor King David. But a thousand years after David, while the Temple in Jerusalem still stood, the age of 13 began to be associated with assuming religious obligations. Around the time that the Romans destroyed the Temple (70 C.E.), the Rabbis prescribed "at the age of thirteen one takes on the responsibility of the mitzvot" (Pirkei Avot 5:21). The only ritual we know of from this time period is that the father would recite the Baruch sh'Pitarani prayer: “Blessed is the One Who has now freed me from the responsibility for this boy.” The ritual observance of this coming-of-age ceremony was formed primarily in the Middle Ages. By the sixteenth century it became customary for the Bar Mitzvah to mark this transition by reading from the Torah and delivering a derashah (a D’var Torah/speech on the words of Torah.) In the 1800s the early leaders of Reform Judaism decided to replace Bar Mitzvah with Confirmation, a group ceremony at the age of 15 or 16 during which students confirm their commitment to Judaism, in order to extend Jewish education by a few more years. Eventually, the Bar Mitzvah ceremony was reintroduced for boys, along with Confirmation. The first Bar Mitzvah at Mount Zion was held in 1934. By the late 50s it was fully integrated into congregational practice. In the 1800s, some families began to celebrate the coming-of-age of a daughter with a festive meal, at which the girl would deliver a talk on a Jewish theme. In 1921, the first Bat Mitzvah ceremony in the U.S. was held for Judith Kaplan Eisenstein, whose father, Mordecai Kaplan, founded Reconstructionist Judaism. The first Bat Mitzvah at Mount Zion took place around 1960. Much has changed over the generations, and much has stayed the same. Today, the Bar/Bat Mitzvah has come to be one of the primary milestones in the life of a young Jew. It is still a time of increased responsibility - a time to make a personal commitment to being Jewish. It is an opportunity to demonstrate that commitment publicly by reading from the Torah and leading the congregation in prayer and study. 2 Becoming Bar/Bat Mitzvah is by no means the end of Jewish education. It is rather the beginning of Jewish learning on a higher level, a spiritual journey that will continue throughout one’s life. At Mount Zion, 7th grade begins Chai School, our program that continues through 10th grade confirmation and 12th grade graduation. GOALS OF THE BAR/BAT MITZVAH YEAR We hope that the Bar/Bat Mitzvah year will be spiritually enriching and intellectually challenging. To this end we have established the following goals for the year. We ask your family to work hard together to achieve these goals and we will do all we can to help and support you. The student preparing for Bar/Bat Mitzvah will: 1. Become part of a caring and committed community of peers. 2. Learn to chant from the Torah, Haftarah, and siddur (prayerbook). 3. Study the content of the Torah Portion, and write a summary and D’var Torah with guidance from the clergy. 4. Learn to lead the congregation in prayer. 5. Explore the meaning of Bar/Bat Mitzvah both personally and as it relates to the Jewish people. 6. Engage in Jewish study with your family leading to an increased presence of Torah (study), Avodah (relationship with God), and Gemilut Chasadim (acts of loving kindness) in your home. 7. Prepare for the Bar/Bat Mitzvah service in an environment which is friendly, spiritual, and supportive, and which encourages students to seek increased involvement in the synagogue as they grow. 3 You will be asked to sign this during your meeting with the Rabbi. Mount Zion Temple B’nei Mitzvah Program Review of Expectations Mazel Tov! Congratulations! You are now at a crossroads in your journey as a young Jew. As you are about to begin the intensive study which will prepare you to become Bar or Bat Mitzvah, we want to review and clarify our goals and expectations for this process. Please read this carefully and at the end of the form you and one of your parents/guardians should sign this form indicating you understand our expectations. If you have any questions, now is a good time to ask. Our goal is to make this portion of your journey as positive and meaningful as possible for your whole family. You can expect us to guide you in your study, to be available and present for you as you learn and grow, to answer your questions to the best of our ability, and to accommodate your particular learning and family needs as best we can within the parameters and philosophy of our program and synagogue.
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