Bar/Bat Mitzvah Preparation
One of the most important events to take place during Jewish Education is the celebration of the Bar and Bat Mitzvah. Bar/Bat Mitzvah education begins in the 6th and 7th grade, when students are provided with an instructor - usually a rabbi or cantor - and beginning studying their torah and haftorah portion by learning to use tropes, or “a system for chanting sacred texts. ” Often times kids will attend Hebrew School with the sole purpose of learning how to read Hebrew for their Bar/Bat Mitzvah. In these cases, the students will mostly learn the Hebrew words that are in the Torah portion they will be reciting.
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