BAT MITZVAH ACADEMY
5787 |2026-2027
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The Westmount Bat Mitzvah Academy prepares girls for their Bat Mitzvah.
Our students learn about their Jewish identity & about themselves vis á vis this new stage in their lives.
Through hands-on learning, workshops, activities & discussions, Bat Mitzvah students explore their place as an empowered, proud Jewish woman today.
Program Includes:
Monthly classes | Private Bat Mitzvah Class, speech writing & prayer rehearsal with our Bat Mitzvah teacher | End of the year ceremony and Bat Mitzvah Dinner for family & friends
Classes & Themes
Tefillah (Prayers) | Jewish Female Heroines | The Mitzvot of a Jewish Woman | Challah Bake | Mother-Daughter Mikvah Tour | Lecture with Holocaust Survivor | Chessed Volunteering | Bat Mitzvah Ceremony Prep | Prayers and Custom Speech Writing | Fused Glass Mezuzah Workshop| Meaningful Celebration
Age: For girls turning 12 years from Fall 2025 through Summer 2026 and for girls over 12 years old, who did not have a chance to celebrate their Bat Mitzvah yet.
Program Outline
Class 1 | Introductory Class
Date: Sunday, October 12
Topic: Becoming Bat Mitzvah | Our Two Souls
Class 2 | Bat Mitzvah Prayers
Date: Wednesday, October 29
Class 3 | Lecture & Discussion with Holocaust Survivor
Date: Sunday, November 23
Class 4 | Friendship Circle
Date: Wednesday, December 17
Class 5 | Seven Voices of Leadership Part 1
Date: Monday, January 19
Class 6 | Chesed Volunteering
Date: Wednesday, February 11
Class 7 | Mother-Daughter Challah Bake
Date: Sunday, March 15
Class 8 | Seven Voices of Leadership Part 2
Date: Wednesday, April 15
Class 9 | Mikvah Tour
Date: Sunday, May 10
Class 10 | Rehearsal
Date: Wednesday, May 13
Bat Mitzvah Friday Night Dinner Celebration
Friday Night Siyum Celebration | TBD
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