Our Bar and Bat Mitzvah Program is radically different than anything you have encountered. We use Judaism and nature to teach bar and bat mitzvah students the skills they will need to be a content, compassionate, confident and responsible teenagers.

We have four very different programs, but they all share two goals:

Our four programs are:

1. Individual Study (10 month program) Read More>>

• Great for Bar and Bat Mitzvah students who live anywhere! Especially suited for those who do not live in either Boulder, Colorado or South Lake Tahoe, California
  (distance learning via Skype is available)
• Great for Bar and Bat Mitzvah students who live in Boulder,Colorado or South Lake Tahoe, California but don't like hiking or outdoor activities
• Great for Bar and Bat Mitzvah students who are too busy for set class times
• Bar and Bat Mitzvah students with any level (even none or years and years) of Jewish background

2. Adventure Class (10 month class) Read More>>

• Great for Bar and Bat Mitzvah students living in Colorado
• Great for Bar and Bat Mitzvah students who love the outdoors
• Great for Bar and Bat Mitzvah students who enjoy a group experience
• Bar and Bat Mitzvah students with any level (even none or years and years) of Jewish background

3 . Bar or Bat Yisrael (12 week program) Read More>>

• Great for students who live anywhere (distance learning via Skype is available)
• Great for students with very limited time (program takes about 25-30 hours)
• Great for students who do not want to learn Hebrew
• Great for students who are just beginning to explore Judaism

4. Wilderness Bar and Bat Mitzvah Expedition
Bar and Bat Mitzvah Summer Wilderness Trip Read More>>

• Great for Bar and Bat Mitzvah students who love outdoor adventure
• Great for Bar and Bat Mitzvah students who enjoy an intense group experience and like being part of a community
• Bar and Bat Mitzvah students with any level (even none or years and years) of Jewish background
• Great for Bar and Bat Mitzvah students living anywhere
• Great for families that want to stress the community aspect of Bar and Bat Mitzvah
• This trip is also open to post Bat and Bar Mitzvah students.
  

5. Bar or Bat Mitzvah in Israel(10 month program) Read More>>

• Great for Bar and Bat Mitzvah students who want the unique Adventure Rabbi training and a ceremony on Israel
  (distance learning via Skype is available)
• Bar and Bat Mitzvah students with any level (even none or years and years) of Jewish background
• Training can be done with Adventure Class or as an Individual.

  Ceremony:
  Where will it be? We will work with you to help you select an appropriate venue that will enhance the spirituality of the day. Your family and friends can come to Colorado, South Lake Tahoe, Israel or one of our rabbis will fly to you. Some ceremonies are done on hiking trails while others are held in rented halls.
  
  For students on the Summer Wilderness Trip, the group ceremony will be in Colorado.
  

  Who will be there? The congregation will be composed of whomever you invite. Perhaps just the four immediate members of your family or maybe you will invite many guests. But the important point is that the community is yours! This will not be a faux community of people you don't know. Rather, it will be an unique and profound relationship strengthening experience for your specially selected group.

  For students on the Summer Wilderness Trip, the group will be joined by your family and any friends who can fly into Colorado for the ceremony.

  When you are planning your ceremony, please review this check-list>>
  
  For further information, please click on the specific program links above, or click here to have someone contact you now >>

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