Becoming a Bar or Bat Mitzvah is a mile-stone in our journey of life. Torah (Study), Avodah (Prayer), and Gimmilut Chasadim (Acts of Lovingkindness), are stepping-stones towards the realization that it’s not the day that has the highest of importance, but the lessons we learn on the journey to get to that place. Our preparation for our journey in life does not begin nor end in the seventh grade. One might think of becoming Bar or Bat Mitzvah as a rest stop, a place to share Torah and lead a group of people in prayer, as one becomes a part of a larger Jewish community.

Individual training with Rabbi Kushner, Cantor Greenberg, and Cantor Lawrence gives our students a unique opportunity to work closely with Jewish leaders that share the vision of the continuation of Judaism for generations to come. The Bar/Bat Mitzvah year of studies is, for us at Ner Tamid, one where students and their families can feel the comfort and joy in the journey of ‘becoming’ a Bar or Bat Mitzvah more than merely marking a single-day event.

Should you have any questions about that process, please reach out to Cantor Meredith Greenberg .

September 2008
Sept 6	Alexandra Goodman Gabriel Pepe	Shoftim
Sept 13	Samantha Asher	Ki Tetze
Sept 20	Max Menken	Ki Tavo
Sept 27	Faith Hill	Nitzavim

October 2008
Oct 4		Shabbat Shuvah
Oct 11	Tyler Fishman Andrew Marshall	Ha'azinu
Oct 18	Alyssa Blackman Emma Blackman	Chol Ha-Moed Sukkot
Oct 25	Matthew Brudnicki	Bereishit

November 2008
Nov 1		Noach
Nov 8	Caleb Finesurrey	Lekh-Lekha
Nov 15	Noah Schifrin Beryl Rosenblum	Vayera
Nov 22	Zoe Kaplan	Chayyei Sarah
Nov 29		Toldot

December 2008
Dec 6	Jacob Frank Rebecca Potters	Vayetze
Dec 13	Brianna Neuwirth	Vayishlach
Dec 20		Vayeshev
Dec 27		Miketz / Hanukkah

January 2009
Jan 3		Vayigash
Jan 10		Vayechi
Jan 17	Matthew Peknay Maddy Polen	Shemot
Jan 24	Emily Carrigan	Va-Era
Jan 31	Matthew Harwood	Bo

February 2009
Feb 7		Beshallach / Shirah
Feb 14		Yitro
Feb 21		Mishpatim
Feb 28		Terumah

March 2009
Mar 7	Jacob Dodd Jeremy Rice	Tetzaveh
Mar 14	Sarah Maddrey Melissa Schapiro	Ki Tissa
Mar 21	Lucas Della Bella	Vayakhel-Pekudei
Mar 28	Aaron Stagoff-Belfort	Vayikra

April 2009
Apr 4	Jack Fields	Tzav
Apr 11		Chol Ha-Moed Sukkot
Apr 18	Ethan Bouwman	Shemini
Apr 25	Gordon Crooks	Tazria-Metzora

May 2009
May 2	Amanda Chevat Rebecca Chevat	Acharei Mot - Kedoshim
May 9	Benjamin Kolinski Aaron Sterling	Emor
May 16	Sam Zinn	Behar-Bechukotai
May 23	Sasha Baker Benjamin Paretti	Bamidbar
May 30	Hannah Walter	Shavuot / Yizkor

June 2009
Jun 6	Eliana Tyler	Naso
Jun 13		Beha'alot'kha
Jun 20		Shelach Lekha
Jun 27	Michael Harley	Korach