A milestone shapedaround your child.
Year-long preparation gives each student the time, expert guidance and confidence to lead a meaningful Bar or Bat Mitzvah ceremony — surrounded by family, friends and the OMJS community.
Preparation that builds skill, meaning and confidence.
The goal is not simply to get through a ceremony. Students learn what they are doing, why it matters and how to stand in front of the people they love with genuine ownership.
Read and chant with confidence
Individualized pacing supports Hebrew reading, blessings and Torah preparation without rushing the learning.
Understand and find your voice
Students explore the meaning behind the ritual and receive support shaping a thoughtful D’var Torah in their own words.
Lead and celebrate
Practice in service leadership helps the ceremony feel familiar, personal and joyful when family and friends gather.
Celebrate Jewishly without joining a synagogue.
OMJS offers families a welcoming way to mark this milestone at the Soloway JCC. No synagogue membership is required, and the ceremony can reflect your child, your family and the Jewish values that matter to you.
A clear path from registration to celebration.
Join an OMJS school program
B’nai Mitzvah preparation is available to students enrolled in the JCC, Kanata or TeenShemet program.
Prepare every Sunday
A 30-minute focused session takes place during the regular school day throughout the year.
Shape the ceremony
Skills, readings, leadership and personal reflections come together gradually and confidently.
Celebrate on June 20
The B’nai Mitzvah ceremony and OMJS year-end celebration bring students, families and friends together.
A full year of dedicated preparation.
The B’nai Mitzvah fee is added to the student’s regular annual OMJS tuition. It includes weekly specialist instruction and preparation for the year-end ceremony.
Let’s make this milestone meaningful.
Tell us about your child and your hopes for the ceremony. We’ll help you understand the full year and choose the right OMJS school program alongside it.