What makes a great Bnai Mitzvah chesed project? While there is no one answer, I think Gilad's swing building is a special project. Gilad chose to build swings in Oz VeGaon reserve. Gilad's building swings chesed project is an active, physical chesed project. Where? Gilad and a group of his friends built swings for Oz VeGaon. Oz VeGaon ...
Torat Reva Yerushalayim Bar and Bat Mitzvah Chesed Opportunities
We are always interested in sharing activities that are of interest to Bnai Mitzvah. The chesed program from Torat Reva Yerushalayim is one of these. We appreciate Rabbanit Sharona Halickman's providing us information about the program. Torat Reva Yerushalayim offers Chesed (Community Service) opportunities for Bar and Bat Mitzvahs who live in Israel ...
Learning Programs for Bnei Mitzvah
This is a survey about what is out there for learning programs for Bnei Mitzvah. Most of the learning programs are geared towards bat mitzvah but some of the programs below are also for bar mitzvah. Do you have a program that isn't there? Please share in the comments below. Matan Bat Mitzvah Program This is probably the oldest of the programs. Matan h ...
The Sports Rabbi’s Bar/Bat Mitzvah Experience
We are pleased to have the contribution of Rabbi Joshua Halickman for this year’s Mitzvot Unplugged about The Sports Rabbi’s Bar/Bat Mitzvah Experience. The Sports Rabbi’s Bar/Bat Mitzvah Experience A Bar and Bat Mitzvah is an opportunity to grow and learn about becoming Bnai Mitzvah, and being part of a larger story. It can also be an opportunity to ...
Kesher Tefillin Creating Hands on Holiness in Daily Life
We are grateful to Rabbi Noah Greenberg for his guest post about Kesher Tefillin as part of this years Mitzvot Unplugged. Educators and parents are constantly striving to energize the bar/bat mitzvah experience. To give the budding Jew a Jewish purpose. Participating in Kesher Tefillin is transformative for its participants. It is a rich and powerfu ...
Kriyat HaTorah Course
To kick off the Mitzvot Unplugged Series, I wanted to share news about Web Yeshiva's Kriyat HaTorah course. Online learning is still a creative way of teaching our children Jewish values. We have written about other online courses before with JConnect, and this course from Web Yeshiva is useful for preteens and teens. Course: Kriyat HaTorah Technique – ...
Mission Impossible Theme Benchers for a Bat Mitzvah
We recently had a really fun birkon order for a Bat Mitzvah. The order was for Mission Impossible Theme benchers. The family was kind enough to allow us to share the design with you. Scroll to the end to see it. I think this is so much fun. Isn’t this a fun Bat Mitzvah design? I don’t know all the details of the celebration but the cover design is ri ...
What can you do for a Shvat Simcha?
Do you have a Shvat Simcha? There are many tie ins to Tu B'Shvat that you can do to make your simcha seasonal. Here are a few ideas to inspire you for a Shvat Simcha: Is your Shvat simcha a Bar or Bat Mitzvah? How about learning how to learn how to make fruit floral arrangements or to cut vegetables into flowers? You could also make dried fruit trees ...
Welcome the new year cupcake wrapper special
Elul is here again. In honor of the high holidays we will be running a small promotion, a new year cupcake wrapper special. THIS OFFER IS CLOSED The offer We are offering a free digital cupcake wrapper & topper with any order of the Bnei Akiva Birkon. The offer is good for any of the cupcake wrappers in the collection, including Rosh Hashanah ...
Bnei Mitzvah Surprise: Leatherdos or Clippa Kippah Clips
I've been admiring the Leatherdos or Clippa kippa clip project for a while. This is a neat product that was a result of a student project. A Holon design student, Yaacov Goldberg decided to play around with the kippa clip for his design object. He noted that kippa clips are often used for other things besides keeping a kippa from flying away. Goldberg ...