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Calling all Year 6 girls: get ready for your Bat Mitzvah with our first-ever Bat Mitzvah programme.

The Bat Mitzvah Café is a unique opportunity to engage with Jewish texts, build confidence, and develop practical skills for Jewish life...all while enjoying a cosy hot chocolate café at each session! Taught by Rabbi Miriam Lorie and a selection of JW3 stars, this programme will empower girls to embrace Jewish adulthood with confidence and pride.

What You’ll Gain

  • Relatable Torah Learning - Instil a love of Torah study and Judaism, making Jewish tradition relatable to 10 & 11-year-olds.
  • Skills Building - build confidence and leadership skills through experience with Jewish practice, especially Shabbat.
  • Conversations for Today - explore how Judaism can help navigate big questions girls face growing up today.

The Café will consist of five two-hour Sunday sessions, plus a final full day together.

Module 1: Women Ancestors

Exploring female figures in Jewish history through art, music, and midrash.

Session 1: Eve the Mother

  • Meet the first ever woman
  • Text Skills: Understanding the Jewish library over time.

Session 2: Sarah at the Akeida

  • Examining Sarah’s perspective during the Akeida.
  • Text Skills: Understanding the chronology of the Torah.

Session 3: Miriam in the Desert

  • Exploring Miriam’s role beyond singing at the sea.
  • Discussing gossip, being a bystander, and racism.
  • Text Skills: Understanding Torah geography.

Module 2: Developing Leadership Skills

Developing leadership skills through the learning of Shabbat and other Jewish practices.

Session 3: Shabbat

  • Learning to Lead Shabbat and considering bat mitzvah options.

Session 5: Shabbat Cont'd

  • Learning to Lead Shabbat and time for individual projects.

Module 3: Day of Discovery

A full-day together focusing on real-life challenges, Jewish identity, and social action. The day will include discussions on:

  • Relationships with family
  • Social media
  • Bullying & the role of the bystander
  • Body confidence
  • Being a British Jew
  • Social Action Chanukah project

There will also be a closing ceremony, where girls will present their final projects, and be presented with a certificate. 

The sessions will be led by Rabbi Miriam Lorie, a Jewish educator and Rabbi, passionate about bringing Judaism to life for young people and adults alike. Since 2022, she has been Rabbi at Kehillat Nashira, a warm, inclusive partnership minyan community in Borehamwood.  Notably, Rabbi Miriam is the first female Orthodox rabbi in the UK to lead a community.

Miriam read Theology & Religious Studies at Cambridge and studied for semicha (ordination) at Yeshivat Maharat.  She will ensure a balance between modern and traditional perspectives to keep it accessible and relatable to all Jewish denominations.

In partnership with JOFA UK.

Please note

A booking fee of £2 and a security levy of £1.50 will be added to all orders. More information can be found here

Age - 10-11 Dates - -

£180 for the course

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