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 .

August 2009
Aug 29	Mark German	Ki Teitzei

September 2009
Sept 5	Audrey Hertzberg	Ki Tavo
Sept 12	Kaila Fleisig Erica Schnitzer	Nitzavim

October 2009
Oct 3	Chantal and Julien Naegeli	Sukkot
Oct 10	Abe Kolko Lee Johnson	Shemini Atzeret
Oct 17	Noah Baumgarten Joshua Blatt	Bereishit
Oct 24	Sarah Weiswasser	Noach
Oct 31	Gregory Suskin	Lekh-Lekha

November 2009
Nov 14	Chelsea and Colby Cohen	Chayyei Sarah
Nov 21	Danielle Eshkar Melissa Hollfelder	Toldot

December 2009
Dec 5	Harrison Oliner	Vayishlach
Dec 12	Zachary Adleman Ava Rooney	Vayeshev
Dec 19	Madelyn Hoffman	Miketz

January 2010
Jan 9	Aidan McCusker	Shemot
Jan 16	Addison Platnico	Va-era
Jan 23	Samuel Groisser	Bo

February 2010
Feb 6	Sonya Abrams	Yitro
Feb 27	Missy Dreier	Tetzaveh

March 2010
Mar 6	Madison Rivlin	Ki Tissa
Mar 13	Jasper Davies	Vayakhel
Mar 20	Brianna and Gabriel Zimmerman	Vayikra
Mar 27	Brielle and Sofie Diskin	Tzav

April 2010
Apr 10	Tyler Rizzuto	Shemini
Apr 17	Jonathan Estes	Tazria

May 2010
May 1	Jesse Sands	Emor
May 8	Evan Gates	Behar-Bechukotai
May 15	Alana and Julie Schreiber	Bamidbar
May 22	Robert Ladov	Naso

June 2010
Jun 5	Annabel Will	Shelach Lekha
Jun 12	Maya Levy	Korach
Jun 19	Casey Nadison	Chukkat
June 26	Georgi Miller	Balak