Calling all mothers and daughters! Join Ma'ayan for 10-weeks of text study, creative and experiential play, and bonding. Encounter a variety of role models, from the Tanakh, Talmud, and Jewish history, and explore a range of values as you prepare for the Bat Mitzvah. The MaTaN Mother-Daughter Bat Mitzvah Program expands girls' views about becoming a Bat Mitzvah and entering Jewish womanhood by exploring a variety of role-models. Offering young women not one but many paradigms of the "ideal" Jewish woman, the Mother-Daughter Bat Mitzvah Program allows young women and their mothers to navigate this life-passage together and encourages the Bat Mitzvah girl to build an adult identity rooted in Jewish sources.

Fall 2011 Mother-Daughter Bat Mitzvah Program:
*** Sundays, 4:00- 6:00 PM
*** 10 Sessions: October 9, 23, 30; November 6, 13, 20; December 4, 11, 18; January 8
*** Co-sponsored and hosted by Congregation Beth El-Atereth Israel, Newton 
*** Faculty: Atara Lindenbaum Bressman Details: 

• Ten two-hour sessions delving into the lives of Jewish heroines, from the matriarchs to modern-day leaders, for Bat Mitzvah-aged girls (11-13) and their mothers.
• A fun-filled, hands-on meaningful way for mothers and daughters to prepare for a young woman's entry into Jewish adulthood.
• Each session includes text study and an artistic component, engaging mother and daughter experientially through drama, art, and music.
• Tuition is $285 for each mother-daughter pair. Need-based scholarships available through the Amy Kahan Memorial Scholarship fund.
• Class size will be limited to 16, so register early to reserve your spot.

Questions? Suggestions? Please call our office at 617-581-6831, or email director@maayan.org

*This program was created by MaTaN, the Sadie Rennert Women's Institute for Torah Studies in Jerusalem, and adopted by communities across North America with over 4,000 participants and growing!