If you’re thinking about some revolutionizing of your own, we encourage you to take a look at some of these tools to get you started.
Learn about Innovations
Use the interactive B'nei Mitzvah Innovations Guide to learn about what other congregations are working on around North America.
Join the Conversation
Let’s talk about B'nei Mitzvah!
We invite you to
- Share articles, videos and other resources around b'nei mitzvah
- Share stories of success as you try new ideas and experiments around b'nei mitzvah
- Start a conversation and invite feedback and reflections on b'nei mitzvah topics such as the b'nei mitzvah service, preparation, parent engagement and more.
B'nei Mitzvah Group in The Tent: Your Reform Community Online
The Tent is a place of sharing and collaboration, of support and relationship building for Reform Congregations. This is a great way to share ideas, questions, and thoughts in real-time, and drum up conversation amongst other clergy, professional staff and lay leaders.
Resources in the Tent
The BMR has collected resources across many disciplines including Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Hebrew, T'fillah and Spirituality, Changing the Culture of an Organization, and Adolescents/Adolescence.
B'nei Mitzvah Revolution Facebook Group
A public conversation about re-thinking b’nai mitzvah. Congregation professionals, parents, lay leaders, and anyone interested in creating meaningful and engaging b'nei mitzvah experiences as part of congregational life is encouraged to participate, post and share. Feel free to invite your friends and colleagues to this group.
B'nei Mitzvah Revolution on Pinterest
Check out BMR's boards on Creating New B'nei Mitzvah Rituals, Mitzvah Projects, Fun Ways to Help with Hebrew, Book Shelf, and more!
Participating Congregations
The congregations listed below have participated in one of the BMR's cohorts, active learning networks, and/or the URJ's Innovators Lab Community of Practice.
Central Region
Ontario, Canada
Neshamah Congregation of York Region, Vaughan, ON
Illinois
Chicago Sinai Congregation, Chicago, IL
Temple Sholom of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Congregation B'nei Jehoshua Beth Elohim, Deerfield, IL
North Shore Congregation Israel, Glencoe, IL
Congregation Solel, Highland Park, IL
Lakeside Congregation, Highland Park, IL
Congregation Beth Judea, Long Grove, IL
Temple Chai, Long Grove, IL
Congregation Beth Shalom, Northbrook, IL
Temple Beth-El, Northbrook, IL
Oak Park Temple B'nei Abraham Zion, Oak Park, IL
Congregation Sukkat Shalom, Wilmette, IL
Michigan
Temple Kol Ami, West Bloomfield, MI
Minnesota
Shir Tikvah, Minneapolis, MN
Mount Zion Temple, St. Paul, MN
Missouri
Congregation Shaare Emeth, St Louis, MO
Ohio
Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple, Beachwood, OH
Suburban Temple-Kol Ami, Beachwood, OH
The Temple-Tifereth Israel, Beachwood, OH
Temple Israel, Columbus, OH
Congregation Beth Tikvah, Worthington, OH
Wisconsin
Congregation Sinai, Milwaukee, WI
Eastern Region
Connecticut
Congregation B'nei Israel, Bridgeport, CT
Temple Beth David, Cheshire, CT
Congregation Kol Haverim, Glastonbury, CT
Greenwich Reform Synagogue, Greenwich, CT
Temple Sinai, Stamford, CT
Maine
Congregation Bet Ha'am, South Portland, ME
Maryland
Baltimore Hebrew Congregation, Baltimore, MD
Temple Oheb Shalom, Baltimore, MD
Temple Solel, Bowie, MD
Temple Adas Shalom - Harford Jewish Center, Havre de Grace, MD
Temple Emanuel, Kensington, MD
Temple Beth Ami, Rockville, MD
Massachusetts
Temple Sinai, Brookline, MA
Sinai Temple, Springfield, MA
Temple Beth Elohim, Wellesley Hills, MA
Congregation B'nei Shalom, Westborough, MA
Temple Beth David, Westwood, MA
New Jersey
Barnert Temple, Franklin Lakes, NJ
Temple Beth-El, Hillsborough, NJ
Temple Emanuel, Livingston, NJ
Beth Haverim Shir Shalom, Mahwah, NJ
Adath Emanu-El, Mount Laurel, NJ
Temple Sholom, Scotch Plains, NJ
Temple Har Shalom, Warren, NJ
Temple Emanu-El, Westfield, NJ
New York
Temple Israel of Northern Westchester, Croton-On-Hudson, NY
Temple Beth El, Huntington, NY
Congregation Emanu- El, NY, NY
East End Temple, NY, NY
Temple Shaarey Tefilah, NY, NY
The Community Synagogue, Port Washington, NY
Community Synagogue of Rye, Rye, NY
Congregation Emanu-El of Westchester, Rye, NY
North Shore Synagogue, Syosset, NY
Temple B'nei Torah, Wantagh, NY
Pennsylvania
Old York Road Temple-Beth Am, Abington, PA
Temple Sholom in Broomall, Broomall, PA
Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel, Elkins Park, PA
Temple Brith Achim, King of Prussia, PA
Congregation Or Ami, Lafayette Hill, PA
Congregation Beth Or, Maple Glen, PA
Rhode Island
Temple Sinai, Cranston, RI
Virginia
Ohef Sholom Congregation, Norfolk , VA
Southern Region
Florida
Temple B'nei Israel, Clearwater, FL
Temple Beth Am, Jupiter, FL
Temple Israel of Brevard, Melbourne, FL
Congregation Beth Am, Tampa, FL
Georgia
Temple Sinai, Atlanta, GA
Congregation B'nei Israel, Fayetteville, GA
Texas
Temple Beth Sholom, Austin, TX
Houston Congregation for Reform Judaism, Houston, TX
Western Region
California
Temple Beth El of South Orange County, Alisa Viejo, CA
Congregation Beth El, Berkeley, CA
Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills, CA
Peninsula Temple Sholom, Burlingame, CA
Temple Akiba, Culver City, CA
Congregation B'nei Tzedek, Fountain Valley, CA
Temple Beth Israel, Fresno, CA
Temple Isaiah, Lafayette, CA
Congregation Beth Am, Los Altos Hills, CA
Leo Baeck, Los Angeles, CA
Adat Ari El, Valley Village, CA
Ikar, Los Angeles Metro Area, CA
Kehillat Israel, Pacific Palisades, CA
Stephen Wise Temple, Los Angeles Metro Area, CA
Temple Isaiah, Los Angeles Metro Area, CA
Temple Israel of Hollywood, Los Angeles Metro Area, CA
Valley Beth Shalom, Encino, CA
Congregation Shir Hadash, Los Gatos, CA
Temple Beth El, Riverside, CA
Temple Beth Tikvah, Fullerton, CA
Congregation Beth Israel, San Diego , CA
Congregation Sherith Israel, San Francisco, CA
North Tahoe Hebrew Congregation, Tahoe Vista, CA
Kol Tikvah, Woodland Hills, CA
Temple Aliyah, Woodland Hills, CA
University Synagogue, Los Angeles, CA
Temple Beth Hillel, Valley Village, CA
Temple Judea, Tarzana, CA
Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, CA
Colorado
Congregation Har Hashem, Boulder, CO
Temple Emanuel, Pueblo, CO
New Mexico
Congregation Albert, Albuquerque, NM
Oregon
Temple Beth Tikvah, Bend, OR
Washington
Temple De Hirsch Sinai, Seattle, WA
Temple Beth El, Tacoma, WA
Congregation Kol Ami, Vancouver, WA
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