Bar/Bat Mitzvah Honors

Bar/Bat Mitzvah Honors

  • During the service, the sanctuary and the bar/bat mitzvah student’s home (if you are leading from home) will be on screen for the entire length of the service. Others will be brought in from the webinar when it is time for their honors. If you would like for any immediate family members (parents, siblings, etc.) who are not with you to be on the screen for the entire service as well, please list their names/relationship below:
  • Child's name as you wish for it to appear on the front cover of the program. (First, Middle, Last)
  • Child's informal first name for the program.
  • MM slash DD slash YYYY
  • :
  • Use transliteration and do the best you can!
  • Name of presenter and relationship to child
    (Example: Jacob Cohen - Grandfather)
  • While ark openings are not possible in this service, this can be an opportunity for family or friends to share one or two sentences about your child answering the question: What is a hope you have for the bar/bat mitzvah on this special day as they begin their journey to adulthood?

    Please choose no more than 3 individuals (or couples). Add additional people by clicking the + symbol.
    Name of HonoreeRelationship to Child 
  • Names of child’s parents and grandparents (if applicable)
  • Name of presenter and relationship to child
  • Torah Aliyot
    Confirm the number of aliyot with your tutor. Bar/Bat Mitzvah will always be the last aliya. This also can be an opportunity for family or friends to share one or two sentences about your child answering the question: What is a hope you have for the bar/bat mitzvah on this special day as they begin their journey to adulthood?

    You can download the Torah blessings in Hebrew and English to give to your friends and family by clicking here.
  • Enter up to four people. Add additional people by clicking the + symbol.
    English NameRelationship to Child 
  • Enter up to four people. Add additional people by clicking the + symbol.
    English NameRelationship to Child 
  • Enter up to four people. Add additional people by clicking the + symbol.
    English NameRelationship to Child 
  • Enter up to four people. Add additional people by clicking the + symbol.
    English NameRelationship to Child 
  • 5th Aliyah - Bar/Bat Mitzvah Child
  • Name of child as it will appear in program
  • While ark closings are not possible in this service, this can be an opportunity for family or friends to share one or two sentences about your child answering the question: What is a hope you have for the bar/bat mitzvah on this special day as they begin their journey to adulthood?

    Please choose no more than 3 individuals (or couples). Add additional people by clicking the + symbol.
    Name of HonoreeRelationship to Child 
  • Name of Saturday Pulpit Guest

    (NOTE: A Board member may be invited by the family; otherwise, the default Board member for your date will attend. Please let the clergy assistant know ASAP if you have confirmed a Board member of your own preference so we may notify the default pulpit guest he/she will not be required.)

    Approved Pulpit Guest List
  • Names and relationships of those family members who have passed away that you would like to be mentioned prior to Mourners’ Kaddish.
  • If your service is an afternoon Havdalah please complete the following:
  • Names of immediate family: Parents and siblings only
  • The Union for Reform Judaism (the national Reform Movement to which Schaarai Zedek belongs and which runs our regional youth groups and summer camps) provides a $250 gift certificate toward future NFTY travel to Israel to all b’nai mitzvah students who are members of Reform congregations. They have started requiring parent email addresses of our students in order to provide the certificate so that they can contact you when your child is eligible.

    Please select below, giving us permission to share your email with the URJ.
  • We may have questions on details, such as spelling or missing information. Please tell us who will be the primary contact and how to reach you.