Bar*Bat Mitzvah Project – Expression of Interest

Steps into adulthood – Secular Bar*Bat Mitzvah Project

Join our online info evening on April 21 at 20:00 via Zoom to learn more about the project, ask questions, and help shape the program together – fill out the form below to receive the link.

Are you between 11 and 13 years old (years 2013-2015) and would like to explore questions about identity, responsibility and growing up together with other Jewish young people?

In the project ‘Steps into Adulthood’, you will meet regularly over several months with a group of peers from Berlin. Together, you will explore topics such as Jewish tradition, personal development and community and discover how all of this relates to your own life.

In approximately 6-8 meetings, you will, among other things:

• talk about identity and growing up
• learn about the meaning of mitzvah – good deeds and responsibility
• find out more about your family history
• discover Jewish life and history in Berlin
• learn about various rites of passage and bar and bat mitzvah traditions
• plan and implement a community project together

You will also work together to create a brochure in which you record your thoughts, experiences and findings. At the end, you will organise a celebration that you help to develop yourselves.

Are you interested in participating?
Then fill out the interest form. If you have any questions, please contact us at barbatmitzwa [@] hashomer-hatzair [.] de

(This text is aimed at young people – the form can of course also be filled out by parents.)

The project is being carried out in collaboration with Machon Kehilot, and is supported by the Senate Department for Education, Youth and Family. It is organised at the Beit Tarbut of Hashomer Hatzair in Berlin-Friedrichshain.