Attending services regularly is a key part of the bar/bat mitzvah process. Feeling familiar and understanding the choreography of the service will help the whole family know what is expected of them on the day. Coming to services also allows the B’nei Mitzvah families to get to know the wider FRS community, and vice versa, so the community will be able to fully embrace and support the Bar/Bat Mitzvah child on their special day. A young person who attends regularly on Friday night and follows the service will learn many of the prayers and melodies by ‘osmosis’. Pupils at Friday Group are expected to attend the Kabbalat Shabbat service, as well as Shabbat morning services on a regular basis. **Please note that young people are not supervised during or after services. ** A Family Experience Services should also be a meaningful family experience demonstrating a family commitment to the Bar/Bat Mitzvah process. Bar/Bat Mitzvah is an opportunity for the whole family to develop their spiritual lives and one aspect of this is shul attendance. THE PARENTAL ROLE Practice It is important that Friday Group students get into a routine of practising as early in the process as possible. It is not enough to come to Friday Group each week – pupils must practice at home. Pupils should concentrate on the pieces of work that they are currently learning in the progress checker, but should also look over
Attending services regularly is a key part of the bar/bat mitzvah process. Feeling familiar and understanding the choreography of the service will help the whole family know what is expected of them on the day. Coming to services also allows the B’nei Mitzvah families to get to know the wider FRS community, and vice versa, so the community will be able to fully embrace and support the Bar/Bat Mitzvah child on their special day. A young person who attends regularly on Friday night and follows the service will learn many of the prayers and melodies by ‘osmosis’. Pupils at Friday Group are expected to attend the Kabbalat Shabbat service, as well as Shabbat morning services on a regular basis. **Please note that young people are not supervised during or after services. ** A Family Experience Services should also be a meaningful family experience demonstrating a family commitment to the Bar/Bat Mitzvah process. Bar/Bat Mitzvah is an opportunity for the whole family to develop their spiritual lives and one aspect of this is shul attendance. THE PARENTAL ROLE Practice It is important that Friday Group students get into a routine of practising as early in the process as possible. It is not enough to come to Friday Group each week – pupils must practice at home. Pupils should concentrate on the pieces of work that they are currently learning in the progress checker, but should also look over
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