B'nei Mitzvah
B'nei Mitzvah
A child becomes an adult in the Jewish community when they become a bar or bat Mitzvah. Our rabbis oversee the b'nei mitzvah program and work closely with the students, families, tutors and the ritual committee to ensure that each bar and bat mitzvah experience is meaningful and appropriate for the individual child.
Download the B'nei Mitzvah Handbook
The b'nei mitzvah handbook explains all the details of your bar or bat Mitzvah at Olam Tikvah. It covers everything from date assignments to honors. For more information, please contact Melissa Benson.
Some families like to create a program to handout on the day of the b'nei Mitzvah. You can find a sample program here. If you would like a word copy of the program, so you can fill in the information, please contact Melissa Benson.
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5784 B'nei Mitzvah Projects
Abigail S. | October 4
Abby participated in The Alzheimer's Association's "The Longest Day" summer solstice fundraising campaign. She raised funds by hosting an information table during Hebrew school and by organizing a shoe donation campaign with her school.
Ariana C. | October 21
Ariana is collecting items and putting packs together to donate to Food for OTher's Power Pack Program. The Power Pack Program sends weekend backpack meals home with students who do not get enough food on weekends with out their school-provided meals.
Bailey R. | November 11
Bailey volunteered as a buddy through the organization Top Soccer. While volunteering he helped kids with special needs learn to play soccer.
Paul J. | January 27
Paul volunteered at an after-school chess program with DC public schools.
Aviva A. | February 24
Aviva held two bake sales this summer to raise money for lung cancer research. She baked a variety of cookies, brownies, muffins, and cupcakes, and also made large pitcher of homemade lemonade with real lemons.
Ari B. | March 16
Ari collected donations for Good Sports to support kids in high need communities to get access to sports equipment. Since 2003 they have donated over 100 million dollars of brand new sports equipment to programs in the US. Visit goodsports.org/equipakid to donate equipment from your favorite sport.
Maya S. | March 30
Maya is raising money to provide a water pumping system that uses solar power to bring clean water to rural communities in Africia through Innovation Africa. Innovation Africa is an Israeli-led organization that uses Israeli technology to support people in Africa. You can learn more and donate here.
Jacob L. | April 6
Jacob is raising money for Memory Cafe. Memory Cafe is an organization through the Alzheimer's Association that brings dementia experts to provide activities for dementia patients and care givers to have a positive day out, participating in appropriate activities and provide support to both th epatient and their caregivers as they progress through this disease. Jacob's grandfather has Alzheimer's disease and Memory Cafe has helped both of Jacob's grandparents to which our family is grateful.
Shoshana L. | April 20
Shoshana's project is to help spread positivity by doing projects with different groups of her friends to help encourage more complimenting of each other than negative talk. She ahd each person in the group get a pillowcase or canvas and hve everyone in the room write a positive statement with meaning about each person.
Vivian G.| June 22
Vivian's project is collecting food and toys for local cat rescue organizations. She is working with Pets Bring Joy where she adopted her two kittens.
Thu, November 7 2024
6 Cheshvan 5785
Today's Calendar
Torah Study on Zoom : 12:00pm |
Maariv : 8:00pm |
Tomorrow's Calendar
Candle Lighting : 4:43pm |
Kabbalat Shabbat : 6:15pm |
Friday Night
Candle Lighting : 4:43pm |
Kabbalat Shabbat : 6:15pm |
Shabbat Day
Shabbat Service : 9:30am |
Childcare and Youth Services : 10:00am |
Havdalah : 5:50pm |
Men's Club/ABBA Campfire Scotch & Study : 6:30pm |
Happening at OT
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Saturday ,
NovNovember 9 , 2024
Motzei Shabbat, Nov 9th 6:30p to 8:30p
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Wednesday ,
NovNovember 13 , 2024
Wednesday, Nov 13th 7:30p to 8:30p
O Lord, open my lips and let my mouth declare Your praise (Psalms 51:17). We’ll be diving into the weekday liturgy, exploring what we say when we pray and why we say it. We’ll also discuss how the prayer services are structured. -
Sunday ,
NovNovember 17 , 2024
Sunday, Nov 17th 1:00p to 4:00p
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Wednesday ,
NovNovember 20 , 2024
Wednesday, Nov 20th 7:30p to 8:30p
O Lord, open my lips and let my mouth declare Your praise (Psalms 51:17). We’ll be diving into the weekday liturgy, exploring what we say when we pray and why we say it. We’ll also discuss how the prayer services are structured. -
Thursday ,
NovNovember 21 , 2024
Thursday, Nov 21st 4:00p to 4:30p
Stock your fridge and pantry with kosher groceries from Moti's Market. Special delivery for Thanksgiving!
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