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Personalized Bnai Mitzvah Study

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If getting out my old softball glove is what it takes to pique and maintain a student's interest, then by all means - play ball! My primary interest in working with a student is in the day AFTER his/her being called to the Torah for an aliyah. What are the things that s/he needs to serve as the foundation for a rich and ongoing Jewish identity and ritual life?  Based on the students' interests, we answer that question together. 

Each session may include:
• Cultivating an "attitude of gratitude"
• Music making, poetry reading and writing
• Jewish storytelling
• Singing and more singing
• Tefillah (prayer) as it relates to the concerns of a pre-teen.
• Torah study, including of course the students' parsha;  also Pirkei Avot and Proverbs,  the "Twitter feeds of the Rabbis"
• Noshing! (ein kemach, ein Torah, "without flour there is no Torah" -  a yummy and intentional reinterpretation of the traditional meaning of the mishna)
• Drawing • Laughing
                                                      • Asking questions and comparing our answers to the wealth of Jewish wisdom gifted us




Rabbi Mark Novak  ••  202-362-3270  ••  RebMarko@gmail.com
  • Home
    • Scholar in Residence Weekends with Renée Brachfeld
    • Music & Storytelling
  • Bio
  • The MOSh Pit
  • Blog
  • Hashpa'ah: Spiritual Direction
    • What is Hashpa'ah?
    • Individual and Group Sessions
    • Spiritual Eldering
  • Life Cycle
    • Weddings
    • Bnai Mitzvah
    • Simchat Bat
    • Funerals
  • Contact
  • Music & Teachings