Pre-Benei Mitzvah Dates for 4th, 5th, and 6th grade Families: Workshops and Retreat

Beth Shalom families who have an upcoming bar/bat/benei mitzvah are invited and encouraged to attend a wide variety of fun programs meant to make your family's simcha as meaningful and communal as possible.

Sixth grade families have a kickoff shabbat dinner followed by three workshops, as well as taking part in our fabulous retreat. Fifth and sixth grade families are invited on our retreat.

Families of fourth graders will have an informational zoom meeting in April 2025 and an opportunity to sign up for a benei mitzvah date - this meeting kicks off the entire slate of benei mitzvah events.

Here are our dates for all of our 2025 benei mitzvah programming:

• Friday Evening, January 10, 2025, 6 to 8 pm – Sixth Graders, their parents & siblings –
  • Services and Shabbat Dinner for Pre-Benei Mitzvah Families
• Monday evening, February 3, 7:30 pm, via Zoom. For parents of fifth and sixth graders.
  • Come learn about our annual Pre-Benei Mitzvah Retreat, which will be at Emma Kaufman Camp May 16-18!
• Sunday, February 23, 2025, 12:30 to 2:15 pm – Sixth Graders & their parents –
  • Benei Mitzvah Workshop #1 and Pizza Lunch
• Sunday, March 23, 2025, 12:30 to 2:15 pm – Sixth Graders & their parents –
  • Benei Mitzvah Workshop #2 and Pizza Lunch
• Saturday Afternoon, April 26, 6-7:30 pm – Sixth Graders & their parents –
  • Benei Mitzvah "Rest"shop (get it? It's Shabbat) #3; Light meal; Havdalah
• Sunday, April 27, 12:30-2pm [on Zoom] – Fourth Grade Parents –
  • Informational Meeting on the Benei Mitzvah Experience at Congregation Beth Shalom
• Friday May 16 through Sunday May 18 – Fifth & Sixth Grade Families (bar/bat/benei mitzvah, parents, siblings) –
  • Benei Mitzvah Retreat at EKC

Questions? Contact Marissa Tait at mtait@bethshalompgh.org