B'nai Mitzvah

Rabbi Kalender and our assistant rabbi oversee the B'nai Mitzvah program. They work closely with the students, families, tutors and ritual committee to ensure that each bar or bat mitzvah experience is meaningful and appropriate for the individual child.

An updated b'nai mitzvah handbook explaining all the details is available online in PDF format. It covers everything from date assignments to honors.

For more information, please contact Rabbi Kalender or Rabbi Paskind.

Want to email the Honors form to us? Use the MS Word version of the honors form. Type the entries, save the document, and email it to bmitzvah@olamtikvah.org.

Submissions to the Contemporary B'nai Mitzvah page: Submissions are due on the first of the month before the month of the bar or bat mitzvah. Please see the Contemporary submission guidelines (PDF) for more information.

Celebrate your special occasion in Olam Tikvah's new social hall!

We offer the the largest kosher facility in Northern Virginia. The social hall is available for Friday night dinners and Saturday night or Sunday celebrations as well as for the Kiddush luncheon. Check for availability any other day of the week, too!

Special for b'nai mitzvah families: No social hall rental fees for Friday night dinner for up to 75 of your guests or for Shabbat Kiddush lunch for the congregation and your guests on the weekend of your simcha. Please contact Rachelle Palley in the main office for more information.

Learning Together: Scenes from a Parent-Child B'nai Mitzvah Seminar (October 2007)