STEPS TO BECOMING A BAT/BAR MITZVAH
THE TIME LINE
| Middle of Fourth Grade | Receive Bat/Bar Mitzvah Date |
| Sixth Grade | B’nei Mitzvah Family Meeting |
| Five months prior to date | Begin Lessons with Cantor |
| Three months prior to date |
A rabbi meets with groups of ten to twelve families |
| to review preparation of D’var Torah | |
| Two-three months prior to date |
D’var Torah preparation begins in individual |
| appointments with one of the rabbis | |
| Two weeks prior to date | Rehearsals begin |
| Week of service | Final Rehearsal |