Tuesday, October 28, 2008
What do you think?
Our students interviewed parents about their own bar/bat mitzvah experiences. Parents: Was it fun to go down memory lane a little bit? Did it help you clarify what you want for your own child?
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Why do we celebrate becoming a bar/bat mitzvah?
This was the question for our first program. We discussed several possible answers:
The evaluations showed that this program got us all thinking! Thanks to the students for being such great interviewers.
Each child, along with their family, takes an individual journey to becoming a bar/bat mitzvah. Thanks to all the families that come back with younger children to walk the path anew.
- It is a way to publicly mark that we are ready to take on new responsibilities in the community.
- It is our heritage. We can't imagine NOT doing it.
- It lets us share our joy with the community, family and friends with a kiddush or party.
- It is a way to show our Jewish learning and talk about mitzvah projects.
The evaluations showed that this program got us all thinking! Thanks to the students for being such great interviewers.
Each child, along with their family, takes an individual journey to becoming a bar/bat mitzvah. Thanks to all the families that come back with younger children to walk the path anew.
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