Kavanah and Keva: Making Meaning -The Bar/Bat Mitzvah Essays Project

The goal of this project is for Bar or Bat Mitzvah candidates at Congregation Beth El of Montgomery County to reflect on the meaning Judaism has for them. The clergy and educational staff have chosen nine themes, covering many aspects of Jewish life that draw people into our religious community.

Bar/Bat Mitzvah candidates are required to write essays on at least seven of the topics. Our expectation is that an essay contains at least three well thought out paragraphs. Recognizing that our children have a diversity of strengths and our dedication to the philosophy of multiple intelligences, we welcome families proposing other means of communicating understanding of these subjects.

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