February 04, 2012   11 Sh'vat 5772
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GEMS FROM OUR YOUTH  

"Basically, the Israelites were becoming teenagers. They suddenly went into the real world where food doesn't just appear out of thin air. . . It was almost as if the Sea of Reeds was giving birth to the Children of Israel. They were being reborn into the real world. That is what I am doing today on my Bat Mitzvah."

Victoria Klevan, Bat Mitzvah
January 30, 2010(Parashat Beshallach)

B'nei Mitzvah Resources  
Bar/Bat Mitzvah at Main Line Reform Temple  
"It's All About the Party"
Cantor reflects on the Bat/Bar Mitzvah experience.
Proper Reading of the Torah
Cantor discusses reading from the Torah by relatives of the Bar/Bat Mitzvah.
Bar/Bat Mitzvah Manual at MLRT: A manual for families (PDF 77.94 KB)
Your family is about to embark upon a journey towards a very special ceremony, unique to the Jewish people. Read this manual to find out all about the Bar/Bat Mitzvah process.
Cantor's Ten Commandments
Cantor Marshall Portnoy's tips for successful learning.
General Guidelines for Bar/Bat Mitzvah
Guidelines for the day of your ceremony.
Mitzvah Project Form (PDF 5.37 KB) New Item
Click here to download a form to be submitted to Cantor Portnoy.
Honors List for Bar/Bat Mitzvah (PDF 11.73 KB)
Return this form to Cantor at least 2 weeks before your ceremony
Pirke Avot - Minchah Service Selections (PDF 89.98 KB)
ADULT B'NAI MITZVAH  
Sabbath Service Highlights  

Chanted by Cantor Marshall Portnoy

The items in the table below are taken from the Sabbath Services Highlights CD given to all Religious School students. Right-click on the item and click "save target as" to save it to your hard drive. All files are in MP3 format. Put them on your iPod! Items in parenthesis refer to pages in "Gates of Prayer for Shabbat and Weekdays".

Click here for a transliteration of the Torah Blessings for before and after reading of the Torah. Hear the Torah Blessings chanted below.  

Hadlakat Nerot (38, 65, 82, 165) Tfilah: Avodah (120, aft. 138)
Friday Evening Kiddush (165) Torah Blessings (Aliyah) (145)
Barchu (109) Blessings Before the Haftarah (145-6)
Yotzer (109) Blessings After the Haftarah (145-6)
Shma and V'ahavta (111) Sabbath Morning Kiddush (167)
G'ulah (112-113) Birkat Hamazon (168)
Tfilah: Avot V'imahot(114, aft 133) Eyn Kelohenu (159)
Tfilah: Gvurot (115 aft. 134) Tfilah: Kdushat Hayom Afternoon Addition (136)
Tfilah: Kdushat Hayom (118, aft. 137) Half Kaddish

 

Pirkei Avot

 1. Introduction

 8. Rabban Yochanan
2. Moses received the Torah 9. Rabbi Yosei said
3. Simon the Righteous 10. Rabbi Tarfon said: The day is short
4. Hillel and Shammai 11. Rabbi Tarfon said: It is not up to you
5. Hillel used to say 12. Rabbi Chanina
6. Shammai said 13. Rabbi Elazar
7. Hillel said 14. Conclusion

 

Ashrey

Track 1 Track 9 Track 17
Track 2 Track 10 Track 18
Track 3 Track 11 Track 19
Track 4 Track 12 Track 20
Track 5 Track 13 Track 21
Track 6 Track 14 Track 22
Track 7 Track 15 Track 23
Track 8 Track 16 Track 24
Prayers for Parents  
Bar Mitzvah image 

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