Our innovative Bat Mitzvah Academy is a spectacular 8 month program for 11 and 12 year old girls to prepare them for their Bat Mitzvah. Eye-opening topics are explored and discussed through drama, arts, and innovative technology in a warm, social, Jewish environment. The WCRJ's Bat Mitzvah Academy aims to empower our girls as proud Jewish women in the 21st century.
At the Bat Mitzvah Academy, Bat Mitzvah girls will gain a deep appreciation and pride for their Jewish identity and heritage. They will become independent Jewish thinkers, with a social and moral guide to help them through their future as Jewish women.
Our show stopping curriculum sees our girls explore our tradition and culture, the Jewish life cycle series, personal growth, relationships, challenges, the role of Jewish women, leadership and community. They will explore topics from self-respect and body image to the Jewish soul and Jewish marriage.
Our girls visit a Kosher restaurant, a synagogue, the Holocaust Museum, a Mikvah - Jewish ritual bath, enjoy a Challah bake with their Moms, celebrate Jewish festivals as a group, cook up a kosher storm, enjoy a spirited Family Shabbat dinner, meet Jewish influencers, and culminate the year with an inspiring and nachat-filled ceremony and celebration.
Our course is hip, authentic and a most meaningful Bat Mitzvah experience. The Bat Mitzvah Academy is a gift for a lifetime.
Our course will commence in October 2022 and conclude in May 2023. Registration is now live! Please fill out the form below to enroll your child. You will receive a yearly calendar of all classes, trips and events and fee schedule.
Bat Mitzvah Academy one time fee: $400 per child.
The Bat Mitzvah Club fee includes all 7 lessons, course material, supplies, trips, restaurant outings, outside instructors and a family Shabbat dinner.
It does not include potential private Bat Mitzvah lessons, officiating ceremony or Bat Mitzvah administrative expenses.
Bat mitzvah Academy Sample schedule*: (Full and accurate schedule will be sent out upon registration)
- October 23, 2022 – The core! Bat Mitzvah/Adulthood-what does it mean? Girls will gain a deep understanding and appreciation for what it means to become Bat Mitzvah through exploring what a Neshamah is, and the meaning behind the Mitzvot connected to Bat Mitzvah with the responsibilities and beautiful privileges it comes with. It will allow the girls to comprehend their place in the world and inspire them with purpose as young Jewish women
- November 13, 2022 - Exploring Challah. Girls will learn in depth the meaning behind challah, what it represents and how to make it a part of our everyday life. Starting with a Kosher scavenger hunt and then end off with a trip to a Kosher restaurant.
- December 11, 2022 - challah baking with moms. Girls will get the opportunity to bake challah together with their moms And learning what huge role our moms play in our life after bat mitzvah.
- January 8, 2023: visit to a mikvah, family purity , Girls will learn an array of life skills that are all rooted in Judaism, these lessons we hope will help equip them during their teenage years. Some of the topics include - modesty, Bullying, cheating, embarrassing others, respect, relationships, free choice, when we’re responsible to help or stand up for others and more.
- February 5, 2023 - Guest presenter Denver Police- Civics & Jewish Law. Am I really considered an adult? A session that captivates and is enjoyed by every 12-year-old, a talk from the Denver police Department! The talk is followed by a discussion comparing secular ethics/law to Jewish ethics/Law in the area of responsibilities and duty to others. Girls and parents are left fascinated when they discover that secular law revolves around a person’s rights being protected, while Torah law not only includes a person’s rights, but charges a person with the duty to help others, bringing out the Torah's values on compassion, unity and sanctity of life.
- February 17, 2023: Family Shabbat dinner
- March 12, 2023 - Generation to Generation & Trip to the Babi Yar Park ( Holocaust session) Each girl is given a bracelet with an engraved name of a victim who never had the opportunity to celebrate their Bat Mitzvah. The girls have the choice to research the person they were given and keep their memory alive during their Bat Mitzvah journey. A trip to Babi yar park to remember and keep the flame of Judaism burning. A high energy session that’s loved by the girls, a Zumba dancing session
- April 2, 2023 - End of year celebration : ( details to follow) REGISTER HERE