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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.

Having an aliyah

5786 B'nei Mitzvah Projects

Jonathan H./October 25
Jonathan raised funds for Magen David Adom 

Aliyah D./November 1 
Aliyah surveyed the OT community to find out what types of vision improvements could be made at OT. 

Talia F./November 8 
Talia is helping make people and animals feel better by visiting an elderly neighbor in the neighborhood so the neighbor does not feel lonely. Also making dog blankets and donating them to a local animal shelter. 

Gabrielle L./December 13 
Gabrielle collected donations for a local animal shelter 

Shoshanna B./December 20 

Gregory L./February 7 
Gregory is collecting old Legos that are not used anymore and donating them to a charity called Pass the Bricks. Pass The Bricks collects old Legos and Lego sets and creates new, small, Lego sets that are passed on to kids who would not ordinarily be able to afford them. 

 

Tue, February 17 2026 30 Shevat 5786