Bar/Bat Mitzvah Papers
Celebrating the Outstanding Work of Our Students
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Family Values
Students explore their family history and discover their families' values and the roots of their own beliefs and principles.
Ethan Bogard (September 13, 2008)
Alex Rawitz (February 23, 2008)
Jonah Garnick (December 1, 2007)
Sabrina Frank (June 16, 2007)
Sam Lewis (June 9, 2007)
Ben Farber (May 12, 2007)
Kyra Zimmerman (November 18, 2006)
Danielle Nourok (October 21, 2006)
Benjamin Weitz (September 9, 2006)
Benjamin Sternhell (June 17, 2006)
Anschel Schaffer-Cohen (June 3, 2006)
Abigail Lienhard Cohen (November 12, 2005)
Alanna Olken (November 5, 2004)
Heroes/Role Models
Students use their values to establish criteria to select their individual hero and/or role model and discuss issues of perfection and flaws and their own aspirations for the future.
Barry Scheck by Ethan Bogard (September 13, 2008)
Jonas Salk and Rebecca Gratz by Alex Rawitz (February 23, 2008)
Jorge Posada, Abe Lebenwohl, and Andy Warhol by Jonah Garnick (December 1, 2007)
Barbra Streisand by Sabrina Frank (June 16, 2007)
Art Spiegelman by Sam Lewis (June 9, 2007)
Hank Greenberg and Deborah Batts by Ben Farber (May 12, 2007)
Sally Fox by Abigail Cheskis (April 28, 2007)
Whoopi Goldberg by Kyra Zimmerman (November 18, 2006)
Samantha Abeel and Dr. Oliver Sacks by Danielle Nourok (October 21, 2006)
Sandy Koufax, Hannah Senesh, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Benjamin Weitz (September 9, 2006)
The Mythbusters: Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman by Benjamin Sternhell (June 17, 2006)
Lazarus Zamenhof and Catharine Baldwin by Anschel Schaffer-Cohen (June 3, 2006)
Norman Borlaug and Ellen Swallow Richards by Abigail Lienhard Cohen (November 12, 2005)
Remedy, Rebecca Reynolds, and John Beltzer by Jason Cheskis (April 2, 2005)
Emma Lazarus and Arthur Ashe by Alanna Olken (November 5, 2004)
Albert Einstein by Irene Grosso (March 19, 1999)
Community Service
Students put their values into action by doing volunteer work on matters that are important to them.
Ethan Bogard (September 13, 2008)
Alex Rawitz (February 23, 2008)
Sabrina Frank (June 16, 2007)
Sam Lewis (June 9, 2007)
Ben Farber (May 12, 2007)
Abigail Cheskis (April 28, 2007)
Kyra Zimmerman (November 18, 2006)
Danielle Nourok (October 21, 2006)
Benjamin Weitz (September 9, 2006)
Benjamin Sternhell (June 17, 2006)
Abigail Lienhard Cohen (November 12, 2005)
Liana Segan (October 29, 2005)
Ben Bogard (September 27, 2005)
Jason Cheskis (April 2, 2005)
Alanna Olken (November 5, 2004)
Major Project
Students choose a major topic of Jewish learning in any aspect of Jewish history and culture that engages their interest and they want to explore in depth.
Judaism and the Death Penalty: A humanistic perspective (PowerPoint) by Ethan Bogard (September 13, 2008),
Jewish Cowboys and Eskimos: The Search for a Jewish Homeland by Alex Rawitz (February 23, 2008)
New York Jewish Delis: A Photographic Essay by Jonah Garnick (December 1, 2007)
GREEN: The New Color of Caring by Sabrina Frank (June 16, 2007)
Stereotypes in Jewish Humor by Sam Lewis (June 9, 2007)
Religious Food Rules and Ethical Treatment of Animals by Ben Farber (May 12, 2007)
Children's Art and Poetry at Terezin by Abigail Cheskis (April 28, 2007)
What's the Standard? by Kyra Zimmerman (November 18, 2006)
The Lilith Myth by Danielle Nourok (October 21, 2006)
Why Jews Were A Major Ally of African Americans in the Civil Rights Movement by Benjamin Weitz (September 9, 2006)
You want I should make research? Yiddish syntax in the English language by Anschel Schaffer-Cohen (June 3, 2006)
A Purposeful Life: Tzedakah and the Philanthropy of the Rothschilds by Abigail Lienhard Cohen (November 12, 2005)
Freedom and Oppression in the Arts by Liana Segan (October 29, 2005)
Noah and the Flood Myths by Jason Cheskis (April 2, 2005)
What My Bar/Bat Mitzvah Means to Me
Students review the process of becoming a bar/bat mitzvah and explore the significance of their achievements and participation in this program.
Ethan Bogard (September 13, 2008)
Alex Rawitz (February 23, 2008)
Sabrina Frank (June 16, 2007)
Sam Lewis (June 9, 2007)
Ben Farber (May 12, 2007)
Kyra Zimmerman (November 18, 2006)
Danielle Nourok (October 21, 2006)
Abigail Lienhard Cohen (November 12, 2005)
Alanna Olken (November 5, 2004)
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