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STUDENT AGE AND BACKGROUND Entry age: Jewish girls currently in Grades 5 and 6. Background: Girls come from a large verity of schools – State, Private and Jewish schools alike.
PROGRAM DURATION Our main Bat-Mitzvah program is an 11-month, weekly program starting annually in early August. The ceremony is held in June the following year. Other program arrangements may be available upon demand.
TIMES The weekly programme runs after school, usually on Tuesdays (one hour in duration - 4-5pm and 5:15-6:15pm), during school terms. A number of groups run simultaneously – each group with up to 8-9 girls.
LOCATION Lamdeni Education Centre Hamerkaz Centre 569 Glenhuntly Road, Elsternwick
FEE Please contact us for the annual fee schedule and available subsidies.
CONTACT US T (03) 9524-7700 F (03) 9524-7799 office@hs.org.au www.lamdeni.org/batmitzvah
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DEAR BATMI GIRL, The Machon Bat-Mitzvah is all about assisting you in transforming your ‘coming of age’ into an unforgettable journey, shaping your future for life. The Machon Bat-Mitzvah is unique. It is much more than just an unforgettable ceremony and celebration. It is a fascinating Jewish journey that will excite and inspire young minds and hearts. And it's all-encompassing: innovative learning, engaging topics of discussion, creative activities, eye-opening community excursions, rewarding volunteering/giving programs, a memorable Shabbaton, and parent & daughter evenings, in addition to fun social experiences. It is a journey just for you - and all about you: about empowering yourself; about shaping your future. Bat-Mitzvah is a once-in-a-lifetime celebration. Together we will make it meaningful and lasting.
Bat-Mitzvah is a once-ina-lifetime celebration, make it meaningful and lasting.
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1. PERSONAL GROWTH: + Health & Fitness – Mind, Body & Soul + My Choices & Priorities
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+ Resilience & Neshama – The True Selfie + Self-Respect: The Beauty Within + Food, Kosher, Self-Control
+ Gender, Love, Relationships & Boundaries + BatME & the Me, Me, Me Generation + Life's Challenges or Opportunities? + Adolescence & Teenage Years
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“The Bat-Mitzvah program is a journey so complete. The exciting program has encapsulated the essence of being Jewish (without preaching), and the discussions were worth their weight in gold. It has offered Mia even more than we expected”. Michelle & Richard Stiebel, parents
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2. TRADITION & JEWISH LIFE: + M y Jewish Identity vs My Universal Identity + F aceBook and the 5 Books of Moses Tradition in the 21st century + T he Fundamentals of a Jewish Home + T he Jewish Lifecycle: Origins, Customs & Significance + S habbat & The Jewish Family + J ewish Marriage: “If he’s nice, so what if he isn’t Jewish?” + C onversion: Being Jewish by birth or by choice? + T he Beth-Knesset (Synagogue) + I srael – Our Homeland
3. COMMUNITY & COMMUNITY SERVICE:
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+ Living and Giving: Community Service
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+ Post Holocaust: Creating A Better World + C aring for Your World: Save the Zoos but also the Jews!
+ Jewish Life in Australia: “What Part Do I Play?” + Explore Your Community (Excursions)
“I really hope the BatMitzvah program will be able to teach my sisters everything it has taught me, and more—if there is any!” Dani Rais
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4. BAT-MITZVAH & THE JEWISH WOMAN:
+ A dulthood: “Am I Really an Adult if I Still Can’t Drive?” + B at-Mitzvah: Birthday or Journey? + M itzvah: Commandments or Connections? + T he Jewish Woman, Femininity & Her Unique Role + G reat Jewish Women in History + L eadership: Power or Influence?
Our caring staff’s guidance and small class setting ensure that each girl receives individual attention.
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+ C reative Crafts & Cuisine + D ebates, Drama & Fun Collaborative Learning + A cting and Movie Production + P arent & Daughter Evenings: Bonding Time + P lus Exciting Excursions...
SOCIAL PROGRAMS & ‘BONDING’ HIGHLIGHTS
EXPLORE THE JEWISH COMMUNITY AROUND YOU:
+ P izza & Pool Party Home for the Aged
+ F riday Night dinner & Sleepover Shabbaton + D ining at a Kosher Restaurant + J ewish Mock Wedding
Meals for Needy families
Key Jewish Organisations
+ B owling & Fun + F estival Celebrations
Grand Challah Bake
Holocaust Museum
Jewish Library
Jewish Museum
Jewish Melbourne
Mikvah - Ritual Bath
Historical Synagogues
Sofer - Torah Scribe
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Words cannot thank you enough for an amazing ceremony. It made each girl feel very special and unique, it was so well organised, the food was delicious and the atmosphere was warm and full of yiddishkeit. Our daughter Lori will remember this day for the rest of her life!�  Shelly & Gary Spilkin, parents
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The overnight Shabbaton for the Bat-Mitzvah girls and families is an exciting and inspiring facet of the program. It is a celebration filled with tradition and fun; with a food-feast for the body and soul!
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THE BAT-MITZVAH JOURNEY CULMINATES IN AN EXTRAORDINARY AND UNFORGETTABLE CEREMONY, WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS. Central to the moving ceremony, is the opportunity for each Bat-Mitzvah girl to proudly deliver her insights on a Jewish theme most inspiring to her, whilst sharing highlights of her personal journey to womanhood. The ceremony includes a short educational and entertaining movie produced by the girls, and is followed by festive cocktails, dancing and celebrations.
What They Say... “Thank you for an amazing and meaningful year, with a lovely group of girls, concluded with a beautiful ceremony. Keren truly loved every moment of it,” Ellana
Belnick, parent
“I attended Bat-Mitzvah classes and loved every minute of it! It truly was an experience of a lifetime.” Michelle
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Machon Bat-Mitzvah | A project of Lamdeni Education Centre Hamerkaz Centre | 569 Glenhuntly Road, Elsternwick T (03) 9524-7700 F (03) 9524-7799 E office@hs.org.au www.lamdeni.org/batmitzvah