Bnot/Bnei Mitzvah

There are many drivers—personal, social, spiritual, traditional—to choose the Bat or Bar Mitzva rite of passage. Whatever your reasons, I’m a firm believer in “the more you know…”

The more Hebrew you learn, the more confident you will be reading your Torah portion. The more you explore what moves you, the more connected you become to all things.

In our part of the world, we enjoy a fair amount of flexibility and autonomy in planning a Bat or Bar Mitzvah. Let your rabbi know your preferences for the event. Make it your own.

Learning to read Hebrew is one part of most people’s Bat or Bar Mitzvah preparation experience. That’s where I come in. I consider it my imperative to inject some passion into this aspect of your journey. Reading Hebrew is much more than getting through your Torah portion. Reading Hebrew well makes one feel a sense of accomplishment, a brush with humanity’s distant past, and an understanding of the Jewish culture’s evolution.

And yes, I understand very well what it’s like to try to master reading and singing texts I barely understand. As I write this page, this is the song I obsess over, trying to learn to sing this classic from A-Z. The repetition is endless and not always fun. And I’m still not there, but it will be worth it, so I keep going.