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You’re an adult who wants to engage in Jewish learning at, well, an adult level. Or you may be interested in an adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah.
At Jewtor, we love working with adult learners! (Yes, we also love teaching kids. But adults are different – you’re self-directed, on a journey, and you know the sense of meaning and empowerment that can come when you master a subject as rich as Judaism.)
For some, that means working toward an adult bar/bat mitzvah. For others, it’s not necessarily about an adult bar/bat mitzvah ceremony as it is about learning Judaism on a deep, grown-up level that wasn’t available or wasn’t effective when they were kids. Some never got a Jewish education at all – at Jewtor, we’ve worked with intelligent, highly educated men and women whose parents didn’t tell them they were Jews out of a concern for their safety. (This happened especially when the parents were Holocaust survivors.)
Others grew up far from centers of Jewish population, or in families that couldn’t afford lessons or synagogue memberships or Hebrew schools. As adults, they recognize that their parents did the best that they could. And now they – like you – want to fill in those gaps in their Jewish education.
Still others chose Judaism and converted as adults. They want to continue the Jewish learning they began when they converted, now at a deeper level.
And for many, it’s about mastering Hebrew reading so as to be able to take full part in Jewish prayer at synagogue services.
For all of these adult Jewish learners, Jewtor is here for you. We know that it can take courage to start or resume your Jewish learning as an adult. And we’re here to help and guide you through this wonderful journey that you’ve decided to start on, whether that means an Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah, learning your way around the synagogue prayer service, learning Hebrew, or any other Jewish subject.
You’ve made a significant decision, and we’re here to guide you every step of the way in your adult Jewish learning. We know that embarking on this path can seem overwhelming, but with us, you’ll find the process of learning Hebrew, chanting Torah and Haftarah, and everything else, less intimidating.
Learning for your Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah
You may not know this, but if you’ve reached the Jewish age of majority – 13 for boys, and traditionally 12 for girls – you are bar or bat mitzvah, because the term means simply that you’re subject to the mitzvot (commandments): namely, that you are a Jewish adult. The bar/bat mitzvah ceremony is really a way for the child to demonstrate that they are now eligible to lead parts of the synagogue prayer service – not as a test, but because they have recently reached the Jewish age of majority. But not all Jewish adults got a chance to do this when they were younger.
Many women didn’t have bat mitzvahs as girls because, when they were growing up, girls didn’t get the same kind of Jewish education that boys did. Many weren’t even sent to Hebrew school, even if their brothers were. Also, egalitarianism has come to many synagogues only in the last generation. So even if you were lucky enough to get a Jewish education as a girl, it’s probably been a lot of years since you were able to use the skills you learned then. All in all, it’s understandable that you might feel left out in the synagogue service.
And we have worked with men who grew up without the Jewish education they would have liked to have. Some families lived too far from a synagogue or Hebrew school, or couldn’t afford lessons. Some parents who were Holocaust survivors wanted to protect their kids by not even telling them they were Jewish.
Of course, it can seem like a really big project to begin learning for your adult bar or bat mitzvah. But you’ve probably done other big projects in your life, no? All you need is a patient, personal tutor to help you, and that’s where Jewtor comes in. Now that you’ve decided to learn for your adult bar/bat mitzvah you’ve come to the right place, because we at Jewtor understand how daunting it can be to prepare for an adult bar/bat mitzvah. And you can now feel undaunted as an adult learner of Hebrew, of chanting Torah and Haftarah, and all the rest. We’ll guide you every step of the way.
Wherever you are in the world, we do our Jewish tutoring online at your schedule and at your pace, customized to your needs.
If you’re ready to start your adult Jewish learning program, contact us. We’ll help you learn at an adult level, whether for an adult bar or bat mitzvah, or for whatever your adult Jewish learning goals are.
Contact us today! There’s no obligation. We’re just an email away. 📧Unlock the richness of Jewish tradition with Jewtor. Start your learning adventure now!