Tefillah (Prayer Service) Requirement
1 year prior to the child’s Bar/Bat Mitzvah date (usually during the 6th grade year) only at Temple Emanuel.
- Attendance at 5 Kabbalat Shabbat Services (Friday night) at Temple Emanuel, either in the Gann Chapel or Shabbat Alive.
- Attendance at 8 Shabbat morning services at Temple Emanuel.
- If your child is celebrating a Shabbat mincha Bar or Bat Mitzvah, attendance at 8 Shabbat mincha services at Temple Emanuel.
- Attendance at 5 Sunday morning services (8:00 am) or any Shacharit (morning) service at Temple Emanuel when tefillin are worn.