B'nei Mitzvah Date Request

Your Temple Israel of Alameda community is honored to help your child / children grow into their connection to Judaism. You can request a date when your child is in the fourth grade or older. The B'nei Mitzvah fee is paid during the fiscal year when the B'nei Mitzvah occurs.

Please use this form to request a date for your child's B'nei / Bat / Bar / Be Mitzvah.

We celebrate these simchas during Shabbat Shacharit service, on Saturday morning beginning at 10:30am. Your child will also help lead Kabbalat Shabbat service on the Friday before being called to the Torah.

This form needs to be submitted at least seven months prior to the date you are requesting. Unfortunately, we cannot schedule in the month of July nor on a Jewish holiday.

As always, if you have any questions or would like to speak more about the B’nei Mitzvah process, please feel free to contact Rabbi Minster – rabbi@templeisraelalameda.org

STUDENT INFORMATION

* Student First Name

* Student Last Name

* Student Birthdate

Student's Pronouns

Naming the Simcha

We want to honor the journey of all of our students by using language that feels comfortable to them.

Student email address

If you would like us to be able to communicate directly with your child regarding tutoring and study with the rabbi, please provide their email address.

* Current Secular School Grade

* Current Secular School

PARENT INFORMATION (PRIMARY CONTACT)

Parent 1 English First Name

Parent 1 English Last Name

Parent 1 Email

Parent 1 Mobile Phone

Is there a second parent involved in this simcha?

SECOND PARENT INFORMATION

Parent 2 English First Name

Parent 2 English Last Name

Parent 2 Email

Parent 2 Mobile Phone

PREFERRED B'NEI MITZVAH DATE

Select a date for each choice below. Please provide two preferred dates.

Students must be 13 on or before their B'nei/Bat/Bar/Be Mitzvah Date.

First Choice of Date

* First Choice Date

Second Choice of Date

* Second Choice Date

* Will your child be sharing their simcha with another student?

If "yes," please share the name of the other student.

Will the B'nei Mitzvah occur between August 2023 and June 2024?

B'NEI MITZVAH FEE

The fee for a B'nei Mitzvah is $1,750. This payment includes:

Six months of weekly tutoring to learn Biblical portions. (Torah and Haftarah)
Three months of weekly meetings with Rabbi Minster to discuss portion and develop a D'var Torah.
Facility fee

We expect that our students will learn the prayers they will lead as part of their Temple Israel Religious School education. If your child needs additional help learning prayers, you will be responsible for paying for that tutoring time. We will discuss scheduling your simcha more than seven months in advance if your child needs this additional support. This ensures your child has enough time to sink into the material. When we discuss the need for additional tutoring, we will provide an estimate on how much additional time is needed and what the cost will be.

Fee Agreement

Please Select OneI agree to pay the $1,750 B'nei Mitzvah FeeI need to discuss receiving financial assistance with Rabbi MinsterYou will have the opportunity to make monthly payments or pay in full after submitting this form.

Please share any other information that would be helpful for us to know. For example, specific reasons that one of your dates is important or any other information about your family that you would like us to know. Rabbi Minster and Dr. Jenn Levine are the only people who review this information - we keep all family information confidential.

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