Neige Bein wrote the following essay as part of her training with Adventure Judaism's Bat Yisrael* program, an alternative to Bat Mitzvah. 

On Saturday, September 21st, 2019, Izze Barsch will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah with Adventure Judaism.

“My daughter keeps badgering me to do something different, so I did a Google search on alternative High Holidays and found Adventure Judaism.” explained the exasperated mother on the phone. “What can you tell me?”

Thanks to a grant from NJOP, Adventure Judaism's Hebrew Instructor Amber Gitter is offering five weeks of free Hebrew reading lessons for adults who know little or no Hebrew, starting in October.

Avi McGrady participated in Adventure Rabbi's Adventure Bar Mitzvah Class. In this essay, he reflects on how climbing a mountain and making matzah ball soup helped him become a Bar Mitzvah.

"Not using my electronics or other technologies created a positive change in my life and I felt better about myself because I spent more time with family."

I always thought that emojis were a recent thing. So, imagine my shock when this morning I was studying tractate Ketubot in the Talmud, written in 200 CE, and the discussion was about smiley face emojis!

On Saturday, August 31st, 2019, Neige Bein will be called before the congregation as a Bar Yisrael with Adventure Judaism.

"I find that when I’m baking it’s restful and I think that’s one of the most important parts of Shabbat."

Imagine a Shabbat service in an amphitheater overlooking Boulder.  Imagine watching birds overhead catching the thermals, the feeling of a light breeze, the sight of the flatirons jutting up into the sky and a vibrant community joining together in song. Once a month during the summer, about 100 people join the …

Annika Aumentado became a Bat Mitzvah on July 13, 2019 with the Adventure B'nai Mitzvah Class.  In this essay, called a D'var Shana, she shares her reflections on her year filled with challenge and growth. 

On Sunday, August 25th, 2019, Naomi Scarboro will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah with Adventure Judaism.

On Sunday, August 25th, 2019, Ryder Solomon will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah with Adventure Judaism.

On Monday, August 12th, 2019, Noah Sodie will be called before the congregation as a Bar Yisrael with Adventure Judaism.

“The goal of ARK is to provide some really strong touchpoints that anchor the kids to Judaism, while not asking too much of their time. We try to pack learning-adventure-fun-and friendship into a very concise time frame, and I think we are good at it.”

On Saturday, August 10th, 2019, Micah Hall will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah with Adventure Judaism.

On Saturday, August 10th, 2019, Avi McGrady will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah with Adventure Judaism.

On Friday, August 9th, 2019, Natalie Rudman will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah with Adventure Judaism.

Want to learn more about Adventure Judaism's educational program? Rabbi Jamie will be at the South Boulder Sweet Cow on Tuesday night to answer all your questions.

On Friday, August 2nd, 2019, Elizabeth Eisinger will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah with Adventure Judaism.

“Me?” said Rabbi Jamie, when a group of parents approached her asking that she run Girls’ Time. “And then,” said one of the moms, “she squealed with delight in a very un-rabbinic fashion, which is exactly why we wanted her to teach our kids.”

The Jewish community at large offers welcome and mazel tov, as well as blessings for health and happiness, to Dan McGrady, who completed the process of conversion to Judaism this Shabbat.

“We have to change our lifestyle,” said the busy San Francisco mom on a phone call to Adventure Rabbi Jamie Korngold. "I heard you help families like mine. Help!”

As part of their Bat Mitzvah or Bar Mitzvah ceremony, graduates of Adventure Judaism's Adventure B'nai Mitzvah class are asked to write a Dvar Shana, thoughts about the year. Eliza Serlen became a Bat Mitzvah on June 15, 2019 and this is her D'var Shana.

On Friday, July 12th, 2019, Zasha Greening will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah with Adventure Judaism.