Bar/Bat Mitzvah
Step into a meaningful journey of learning, connection, and celebration.
Our Bar/Bat Mitzvah Program at Shirat HaYam invites families to explore Jewish heritage together — through study, personal reflection, and joyful community experiences.
This four-month program combines tradition and innovation, offering a modern, inclusive spirit,and guiding each child and their family through an educational journey of Jewish discovery, and personal identity construction.
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What’s Included
Community Learning
Four interactive informal educational group sessions (Sundays, in person) which bring all Bar/Bat Mitzvah families together for a joy filled exploration of Jewish values, the meaning of the Bar/t Mitzvah ceremony, Jewish stories, and their connection to growing up in today’s world.
Family Study Booklet
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Between meetings, families receive a beautiful workbook filled with short reflections and activities about identity, maturity, responsibility, and the significance of the Bar/Bat Mitzvah.
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All About Our Story
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Rabbi Golan Ben-Chorin, Ed.D.
Rabbi Golan Ben-Chorin, Ed.D. is a third-generation Israeli Reform rabbi and entrepreneurial educator with experience of bringing deep meaning to hundreds of Bar/t Mitzvah families around the world.
He teaches Judaism as a language for living a life of meaning and excels at facilitating connection between Torah text and modern life of teenagers. He has founded two Reform communities in Israel, served in rabbinic roles across five continents, and is the founding rabbi of the Peace Synagogue in a visionary multi-faith center – The Peace Project, in Tbilisi, Georgia.
Combining thirty years of informal education experience and his doctoral research on pluralism, Golan responded to the challenges of COVID-19, by producing thirteen documentary shorts, including Dinking Across Faith, a cross-cultural Pickleball film featured at the NJ and Toronto Jewish Film Festivals — earning him the unique distinction of being the first rabbi featured in Sports Illustrated. His work blends tradition and innovation. With his guitar, voice, and martial arts practice, he stirs the soul, and awakens the spirit.