Bar/Bat Mitzvahs (7th Grade)

MIDWINTER BREAK

Religious School and Nursery School are closed for Mid-Winter Break from Saturday February 18 through Sunday February 26.

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The 7th grade curriculum is based on the idea that the world stands on three things: the Torah, worship, and deeds of loving-kindness. Throughout the year, the weekly sessions focus on these ideas through class, group activities and lecture format.

Prayer, God helping others less fortunate than ourselves, and 13 year olds as Jewish teenagers are issues discussed. The Torah as a text, as a constitution, and as a growing and changing "document" is emphasized as part of the Bar/Bat Mitzvah experience. The comparative study of the world's major Religions is also introduced.

In addition to the liturgical Hebrew, the students study a Torah and Haftarah portion in preparation for their own Bar/Bat Mitzvah and engage in a unique curriculum consisting of programs dealing with God, Torah and Tzedakah.

"KOL KOREH: A VOICE CRIES OUT KOL NISHMA: A VOICE IS HEARD" Seventh graders participate in individual Tzedakah projects and our annual group event. The Fall Project Ezra Luncheon: we invite 80-90 residents of the Lower East Side to our synagogue for an afternoon in the "country." The 7th grade organizes the day's events.

7th Grade Texts: Bar/Bat Mitzvah Prayer Booklet, J.E.T. Cards - Choosing to be Chosen, Coming of Age.