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BAr and Bat Mitzvah Enrollment
Please download the Bar/Bat Mitzvah Enrollment Form.
Procedures for determining dates for Bar/Bat Mitzvah:
1. Prior to compiling the calendar, the Bar/Bat Mitzvah Committee reviews with the clergy whether there may be any extenuating circumstances affecting a child’s date.
2. No Bar/Bat Mitzvah is assigned on Passover, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, or Shabbat Shuvah (the Shabbat between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.) A Bar/Bat Mitzvah may be scheduled on Passover upon request, but dietary restrictions must be observed. A Bar/Bat Mitzvah may be scheduled on a Rosh Chodesh or Festival upon request to the Rabbi.
3. No child is promised a single date.
4. In general, a child’s Bar/Bat Mitzvah date is scheduled on the nearest available Shabbat to his/her birthday. Each family may request three (3) dates they find most desirable. Every effort will be made to assign one of those dates for your child's Bar/Bat Mitzvah, but priority will go to the child whose birthday falls closest to the requested date. If all three requested dates have been allocated to other children, the parents of the child will be contacted, in random order, and they will be able to select from the remaining dates.
5. Families with traditionally religious relatives may want to take into consideration that Jewish tradition calls for boys to celebrate their Bar Mitzvah upon reaching the age of 13 years and one day. Our Temple tries to keep the Bar/Bat Mitzvah date as close to your child’s birthday as possible.
Note: Parents with children who will turn 13 at the beginning of the 7th grade school year may want to consider a Bar/Bat Mitzvah date a few months after the child’s birthday (if possible). Your 7th grader will therefore have the benefit of participating in the CJL curriculum for a longer period of time. The 7th grade curriculum emphasizes adult Jewish themes, which the school believes are not appropriate to cover in the 6th grade. The students will learn about the Holocaust and what we can do as Jews to make this world a better place to live in, among other topics. Also, your child will attend more Bar/Bat Mitzvah classes with his/her peers, as opposed to taking the class with students a year older.
6. Children from the same school district will not be given the same date, unless a specific request has been made to the Bar/Bat Mitzvah Committee to keep the children together.
7. The Bar/Bat Mitzvah Committee makes every attempt to avoid scheduling dates that pose a known conflict to families, but cannot guarantee special privileges.
Sanctuary Customs
Some congregants like to share information about what is expected in the sanctuary. This link helps explain what is customary in Reform services.
Fri, April 19 2024
11 Nisan 5784
Temple israel Happenings
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Thursday ,
AprApril 25 , 2024Brotherhood Lecture - How Do We Make Music After Oct. 7th?
Thursday, Apr 25th 7:30pm to 9:00pm
As Jews, we know how to hold both poles of the emotional spectrum, delight and despair, often at the same time. Join Cantor Dan Sklar as he wrestles with repertoire that fits the moment we are living in. Featuring music from Israeli composers and popular American music, we will find a way to celebrate life's joyous moments, even as we hold the hostages in our hearts. -
Saturday ,
AprApril 27 , 2024Shabbat Yoga with Robin Wald
Shabbat, Apr 27th 10:30am to 11:30am
Join us for a joyful and peaceful Shabbat morning yoga and contemplative practice. Together we will explore Jewish wisdom around Shabbat and the Torah parsha through embodied movement, breath, meditation and personal rest and reflection. The program will be accessible for all levels of physical and meditation practice - beginner through advanced. -
Sunday ,
AprApril 28 , 2024Fullerhouse Center for Housing with Brotherhood-Offsite
Sunday, Apr 28th 9:00am to 12:00pm
Please join us to help address homelessness in Westchester by volunteering for a build event. This is a great opportunity for our teens to participate in some very important community service and earn community service credits. Please note that teens should be accompanied by an adult. -
Monday ,
AprApril 29 , 2024Passover Yizkor Service
Monday, Apr 29th 10:00am to 11:00am
Yizkor is a memorial service held on the last days of festivals and on Yom Kippur. We will gather with Rabbi Pein at Temple Israel on the 7th day of Passover for this brief service, as we remember and honor our loved ones who have died. To help us with planning, please register if you are planning to attend this Yizkor service.
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