Description
Adventure Class
Tuition Includes:
1. 15 Adventure Class sessions with Rabbi Korngold
2. 4 private sessions with Rabbi Korngold to write speeches, plan the service, and rehearse the service
3. Private Bar or Bat Mitzvah ceremony
4. Use of our Torah
5. If local ceremony, use of the Adventure Rabbi prayerbooks. If not local, we send you a digital version to print.
6. Admission to the following events for the student and 1 adult:
Shabbat Service/ Friday on Flagstaff Aug
Rosh Hashanah Retreat (dinner and lodging not included)
Kol Nidre
Closing Hike on Yom Kippur
Passover Retreat (dinner not included)
Note: If the student and parent are members at the start of the course, we will give you a tuition discount so you are not double paying. The free admission must be used by that member.
You will be responsible for the following expenses:
1. Program fee ($5,250 or $5,500)
2. All fees associated with the venue rental, food, etc.
3. Hebrew Tutoring fees
Discounts:
– Member Discount: For the Online and Colorado-based programs, the student and parent are (or will) members of the Adventure Judaism Congregation when the class begins, the student’s tuition is less $250. Members will also receive a discount of $5/Hebrew lesson
Extra Fees:
– Fees increase if the ceremony is outside of Boulder Colorado for Rabbi Korngold or NYC for Rabbi Lenza.
– Please be aware that once you confirm your date and time with the Rabbi, there is a $250/fee for changing the date or time.
Refunds:
– If you pay in full, 50% is non-refundable. 5 months later, the entire amount becomes non-refundable.
– If you use the monthly payment plan, each payment is non-refundable.
Requirements:
This is the Adventure Rabbi Program, not the Slacker Rabbi Program. Bar and Bat Mitzvah students must be in reasonable physical shape to participate in this group. You do not have to be an incredible athlete, but you shouldn’t be a couch potato who hates hiking.
Bar and Bat mitzvah students must be willing to meet 7 requirements to be accepted to this program:
1. Be in excellent physical health and willing to engage in strenuous activities, such as a 6.2-mile hike, 3.1 miles uphill and 3.1 miles downhill. A good test for yourself is to be sure that you can hike uphill without stopping for 30-minutes and that you can engage in a continuous physical activity for 2-hours. (We will be out much longer than that.) If you struggle with uncontrolled asthma or other breathing challenges, let’s talk before you sign up.
2. Enjoy social situations with peers and be willing and able to work with a group. Be willing to bring in any student who feels left out.
3. Students may make-up two classes by reading assigned chapters of Rabbi Korngold’s books and writing about them. Orientation may only be made up by a private class with Rabbi Korngold for $150. After two missed classes, the third missed class is made up by private study with Rabbi Korngold for $150/hour.
4. Be ready to learn! There are no Hebrew or Religious school prerequisites for this class, but you must be ready to learn. Students are expected to be respectful of the Rabbi, other staff, and each other. Although this is a fun program, it is still academically rigorous and school rules apply.
5. Complete all homework (googledoc) assignments and share with the Rabbi. They generally take 30-minutes to write up.
6. Parents must be willing to join our class Livingtree group where we post important information.
7. Students must complete the required Hebrew prayers, 6 Torah verses, and speeches before the ceremony. (Students must learn to read in Hebrew, not transliteration.)
Online Class or Individual Program
Tuition Includes:
1. Eight classes with the Educator or Rabbi or our Online Class
2. Two hours of speech writing coaching
3. One-hour ceremony planning session with the officiant
4. 1.5 hours ceremony rehearsal with the officiant
5. Private Bar or Bat Mitzvah/ Yisrael ceremony
4. Use of our Torah (please note: when out of Boulder, we use a one-third-size, paper, backpacking Torah) for Bar Bat Mitzvah students.
5. If the ceremony is local, use of the Adventure Rabbi prayerbooks. If not local, we send you a digital version to print.
You will be responsible for the following expenses:
1. Program fee
2. All fees associated with site rental if applicable
3. Hebrew tutoring fees (different than coaching, which is included)
