Online Bar & Bat Mitzvah Program
FOR FAMILIES ANYWHERE
Online Bar Mitzvah Program Built Around Your Family
Live Bar and Bat Mitzvah preparation with an experienced rabbi, teachers who know your child by name, and a ceremony designed for your family. From anywhere in the world.
Live 1:1 Tutoring An Experienced Rabbi No Membership Anywhere in the World
A WELCOME FROM RABBI AMY
Meet Rabbi Amy
Welcome to Neshamah’s online bar mitzvah program. We bring the same warm, personal preparation we’ve offered families for over 25 years to students everywhere. Your child studies live with teachers who know them, meets regularly with Rabbi Amy, and arrives at the bimah confident, prepared, and proud of who they are.
There is no synagogue membership to buy and no one-size-fits-all curriculum. Every detail of the journey is customized for your child, in partnership between teacher, Rabbi Amy, and your family.
Maybe you do not belong to a synagogue, and never have.
Maybe you are an interfaith family looking for a place where everyone is welcome.
Maybe there is no Jewish community near you, or the ones nearby never felt like yours.
Maybe your child learns differently, and you want a program that meets them where they are.
Whatever brought you here, there is a welcoming home for your family at Neshamah.
NO MEMBERSHIP • NO DUES • NO PRE-REQUISITES
WHY NESHAMAH
What Makes Our Online Bar Mitzvah Program Different
Teachers who know your child
Small, personal, and live. Your child studies with teachers who know them, enjoy them, and pace every lesson to their best speed.
A real relationship with the rabbi
Rabbi Amy meets with each family individually throughout the journey to plan the service, guide the speech, and celebrate your child.
Every learner, every level
Total beginner? Some background? Learning differences? No prior Jewish education is needed. We meet your child exactly where they are.
Your family's schedule
Lessons happen online at times that work for your family, with flexible pacing and check-ins over the summer as needed.
Interfaith families fully welcome
Every parent, grandparent, and sibling has a place of honor in this journey and at the ceremony.
How Our Online Bar Mitzvah Program Works:
The Journey to the Bimah
Families ideally begin about 18 months ahead, though we happily work with shorter timelines.
Here is the path from first hello to the big day.
The Welcome Call
A free, no-obligation conversation with Rabbi Amy about your child, your family, and what a meaningful Bar or Bat Mitzvah looks like for you.
Choosing the Date and Torah Portion
Together we set the date and discover the Torah portion your child will make their own. Services take place on Saturdays or other Torah reading days.
Weekly Live Lessons
Your child studies prayers, Torah reading, and the meaning behind both in live online sessions, personally guided at their own best pace.
Writing the D’var Torah
With Rabbi Amy’s guidance, your child writes a speech that is truly their own, in their own words and their own voice.
Mitzvah Project and Beyond the Party
Students choose a mitzvah project, and the whole family joins Beyond the Party, our program for making the journey meaningful together.
Rehearsal with Rabbi Amy
A full rehearsal before the big day, with musical accompaniment available, so your child steps up knowing exactly what to expect.
The Ceremony
Your child leads, reads Torah, and speaks. Your family celebrates. And afterward, you are part of this community. Always.
THE BIG DAY
Your Bar Mitzvah Ceremony, Your Way
The preparation is online. The celebration is wherever your family dreams it.
Every service is planned personally with Rabbi Amy and the Neshamah team.
In Boca Raton
Celebrate with us in our Temple Sanctuary in South Florida, with Rabbi Amy officiating and musical accompaniment available.
A Venue of Your Choice
A backyard, a beach, a hall, a place that matters to your family. We help you design a service that fits the setting.
Family Near and Far
Loved ones who cannot travel can still share the day. Ask us about options for including far-away family in the celebration.
TRANSPARENT TUITION
Online Bar & Bat Mitzvah Program Tuition
Tuition includes one year of weekly online class, ten private lessons with your child’s teacher, regular family meetings with Rabbi Amy, check-ins over the summer as needed, speech writing guidance, and the full rehearsal.
Tuition also includes Neshamah clergy, Torah scroll, prayerbooks and bima set up
for your ceremony.
No dues, no hidden fees.
$3900
Sliding scale and payment plans are always available. Cost should never stand between a child and this milestone.
Younger Kids at Home?
The Bar or Bat Mitzvah journey begins years earlier with joyful Hebrew learning.
Our Online Hebrew School welcomes children in kindergarten and up with the same teachers, the same warmth, and the same no-membership promise.
Grandchildren Live Far Away?
Many grandparents want to give their grandchild something that lasts far beyond a birthday or holiday, a real connection to their heritage and their family’s story. If that’s you, I’d love to talk about how you can make this journey possible for your grandchild, wherever they live.
FROM OUR FAMILIES
What Families Say About Our Bar Mitzvah Program
★★★★★
Families rate Neshamah five stars on Google
QUESTIONS
Online Bar Mitzvah Program FAQs
No. Neshamah is a dues-free, membership-free community. You enroll in the program, and that is it. There are no hidden fees and no building fund.
Absolutely. No prior Jewish education or Hebrew is needed. Every student starts exactly where they are, and lessons are paced individually.
Your child meets live online with their teacher for weekly lessons and meets regularly with Rabbi Amy. All you need is a computer or tablet with a camera and internet. We handle everything else.
Wherever works for your family: our Temple Sanctuary in Boca Raton, a venue of your choice, and options for including far-away loved ones. Services take place on Saturdays or other Torah reading days.
Fully and joyfully. Interfaith families are part of the heart of Neshamah, and every member of your family will have a place of honor in the journey and the ceremony.
Ideally about 18 months before your target date, which gives your child time to learn without pressure. Starting later? Talk to us. We customize every timeline.
Let's Talk About Your Child
The first step is a free Welcome Call with Rabbi Amy.
No pressure, no obligation, just a real conversation about your child and this milestone.
