Bar/Bat Mitzvah Welcome Meeting - Temple Isaiah

Spiritual Autobiography Questionnaire
We will be including some of your own special words in your Shabbat
bulletin the day of your Bar/Bat Mitzvah. This is NOT your d’var Torah.
Please fill out the following questions so the worshippers and guests can
learn more about you.
We recommend that you weave the answers into a mini-essay.
Please e-mail Julie the answers/essay by the One-on-One Meeting!
(about a month before your Bar/Bat Mitzvah)
Becoming a Bar/Bat Mitzvah means to me:
My hope on this day is:
My Hebrew name is:
I am named after (or My Hebrew name means…):
One of the things I love about being Jewish is:
I participate in Tikkun Olam, fixing the world, by:
My Mitzvah project was:
One thing that surprised me about my Torah portion is:
My hope for the future is:
One blessing I would like to offer my community is:
Here are three examples (aim to write around 200 to 250 words):
Example #1
I would like to thank all of you for sharing this special day with
my family and me. Thanks to all the people who have made this day
possible. Thanks to the Rabbis, my Bar Mitzvah tutor, and the Cantor.
Thank you, Mom and Dad, for showing me love, care, and support to
help me reach this milestone in my life.
Becoming a Bar Mitzvah means that I have a bigger
responsibility in the Jewish community and that I am now considered
a Jewish adult. As I am becoming a Bar Mitzvah, I will become more
involved in the Jewish Community.
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