What Makes our B Mitzvah Program Unique:

 

Olim means "going up." The Olim program provides a community-centered BMitzvah journey for Malkhut’s teen and tween members, instilling confidence in their multicultural and multiracial Jewish identities and experiences, and integrating them into our adult spiritual community with their parents and guardians. This journey includes prayer & mindfulness, Torah study, prayer book Hebrew and trope learning, social justice work, a weekday activism trip to Albany, and family sessions. This is a two-year cohort experience.**  Our current cohort is full, but please reach out to youthinstitute@malkhutqueens.org to inquire about the future.

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**The cohort experience includes the group (usually 6 or 7 students) doing their culminating B Mitzvah service together on the same Shabbat.**

 

​Ages: 6th grade & up

Students will start Olim in their 6th or 7th grade year, and complete the program in 7th or 8th grade; Wiggle room will be given to slightly older students who have yet to experience a BMitzvah. At least one adult is required to attend Shabbat Morning Services with their child.

 

Pre-requisites:

• Previous participation in Malkhut's Youth Institute.

• Hebrew decoding skills and/or participation in Mekhinim Hebrew.

• Commitment to attend Youth Institute Shabbat morning services (with at least one adult from your family), and weekly Wednesday evening classes that will include:  Prayerbook Hebrew, Social Justice, Intro to Trope, Prayerbook Plus, and B Mitzvah rehearsals.

• Commitment from the family to attend 3 Family Sessions per Olim year (6 total).

• Commitment to a group advocacy trip to Albany in the spring of the second year of the program.

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You can see more about how our program works in our Olim Family Manual.  Scroll down to see our amazing Olim graduates and recordings of their services!