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Some helpful information for your many planning phasesof your Bar/Bat MitzvahWhat is a Bar or Bat Mitzvah?
When a boy or girl reaches the age of 13 (girls are 12), he/she is considered a Bar/Bat Mitzvah, and is obligated to observe mitzvot (Torah commandments) as an adult Jew. Traditionally, this obligation begins for girls at 12 (although some congregations consider 13 the age for girls to celebrate their Bat Mitzvah).
What is my Hebrew birthday? How do I set the date for my Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebration?
The Hebrew date determines the right time to celebrate your Bar/Bat Mitzvah.
your Torah Portion as it appears on the screen for future reference. How does the Hebrew calendar work?
The Hebrew calendar is divided into 12 lunar months. Each one begins on Rosh Hodesh - the day when the new moon appears. It is shorter than the Gregorian calendar, which follows the solar year, by 11 days. Every so often (7 times in a 19 year cycle) an extra month is added to the Hebrew year so that the Jewish holidays fall in their appropriate season.
If, by chance, I do not know the spelling of my Hebrew Name, where do I go?
This site is wonderful - it will give you several options for male and female names.
Where can I get information for my Bar/Bat Mitzvah?
Some resources that I know of are as follows:
Judaism 101 - Encyclopedia of Judaism, covering Jewish beliefs, people, places, things, language, scripture,holidays, practices and customs. Jewish Texts - Navigating the Bible ORT. Text of Five Books of Moses and Haftarot, English and Hebrew. Weekly Parsha, Mysticism, Messianic Refute, Medos {self improvement}. Jerusalempedia.com - JerusalemPedia is your online link to Jerusalem and the Holy Land. In the center of Israel,Jerusalem Israel is The Center of the Universe… Holy to three world religions.Jewish National Fund - Explores and implements new methods for irrigating and developing the Negev Desert. Remember Us: Holocaust B'nai Mitzvah Project - Helps B'nai Mitzvot children remember and honor children lostin the Holocaust. SaveNature.org - Dedicated to creating global partnership to cultivate ecosystem protection worldwide. Thanksgiving Coffee Company - Promotes peace, prosperity and environmental sustainability in Uganda. The Bookman - Collects and redistributes used books to hospitals, homeless shelters and other locations. Peace Players International - Uses basketball in conflict and post conflict areas to promote peace and unity. Religious Action Center of Reform - Organizes youth seminars to defend freedoms & cnfront intoleranceworldwide. Project Medishare - Dedicated to sharing human resources to provide quality healthcare throughout Haiti.Partners in Health - Partners In Health (PIH) has been working on the ground in Haiti for over 20 years. National Tay-Sachs & Allied Diseases Assn - Dedicated to the treatment and prevention of Tay-Sachs disease.Jewish Youth Philanthropy Institute - Helps teens distribute funds and grants to local and overseas charitable agencies. Save A Child's Heart Foundation - Provides urgent life-saving heart surgery for children in developing countries. Spark: Jewish Funds for Justice - Develops resources to enhance and expand high quality Jewish communityservice. The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - Assures the development of the means to cure and control cystic fibrosis. Minneapolis Jewish Federation - An affiliate of UJC, strives to care for the welfare of Jews worldwide. Creativity for Peace - Joins Palestinian and Israeli female teens together for Peace Camp every summer. Columbus Jewish Foundation - Dedicated to supporting the continuity of Jewish life in Columbus and elsewhere. Jewish Publication Society - Creates and distributes Jewish culture and learning materials worldwide.CHAI (Concern for Helping Animals in Israel) - Helps assure proper care and treatment of animals in Israel.The Jade Bar-Shalom Books for Israel Project - Provides books to English speaking students and teachers inIsrael.St. Joseph Baby Corner - Provides for immediate needs of babies and young children living in poverty. Shaare Zedek Medical Center - A 500 bed hospital located in Jerusalem, relies only on support through donation.American Friends of Meir Panim - Maintains relief centers in Israel that provide welfare solutions to the needy.American Friends of Yad Eliezer - To combat poverty in Israel, they provide short term relief and explore causes ofindigence. American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee - Sponsoring programs of relief, rescue and renewal in Jewishcommunities worldwide. American Zionist Movement - Dedicated to strengthening the connection of American Jewish with Israel. Global Goods Partners - Women-led initiaties dedicated to alleviating poverty and promoting social justice.Jewish Home and Hospital Lifecare - Provides inpatient, senior housing and homecare services in New York andbeyond. Metropolitan Council of Jewish Poverty - Provides over 100,000 needy New Yorkers crisis intervention, home andfamily care. Jewish Foundation for the Righteous - Honors adn supports non-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews duringthe Holocaust. UJA - Federation of New York - Cares for those in need and in harms way throughout New York, Israel andworldwide.Jewish Family Service of Middlesex County - Offers individuals and families counseling services as well aspersonal assistance. Music for All Seasons - Arranges for live professional musical performances in special needs locations. Palisades Emergency Residence Corporation - Provides education, food, shelter and employment to individualsliving in poverty. Avodat Yad - Beautiful Original Judaic needlework charts by 2 Wonderful Women who are my friends too. I hope that these sites have been helpful. Thank you for visiting Unique Invitations. Please come again and tell a friend!
Bar/Bat Mitzvah Resource Center
Mitzvah Project Resource Center
Other Helpful Judaic Sites
