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GRADE 6 · AGE 11–12 · FRUIT Peirot

Torah & Becoming a Leader

Torah & becoming B’nei Mitzvah. The capstone: Torah as a guide for living, the B’nei Mitzvah journey, and the child’s emergence as a leader and mentor in the community.

THE CHILD’S BOOK

13 printable chapters, 164 pages

Read the pages a child holds, exactly as they print — a painted story, the work that follows it, and one Hebrew word a chapter written by hand.

Open the book →

LOOKS BACK

Gathers the whole journey — values, practice, time, people, and life — into Torah study and the act of becoming B’nei Mitzvah.

LOOKS AHEAD

Looks beyond Grade 6 to Confirmation, teen leadership, and lifelong Jewish learning.

How growth is shown

SIGNATURE PROJECT

“Becoming” B’nei Mitzvah readiness portfolio + d’var Torah

COMMUNITY ROLE

Lead full T’filah segments; mentor younger grades

TIKKUN OLAM

A self-designed social-action project

The Golden Threads this year

  • I Am a Blessing

    “Who am I becoming?” Ethical reflections, a d’var Torah, and a B’nei Mitzvah vision.

  • Our Beautifully Diverse People

    K’lal Yisrael as a lived commitment — whose voices are missing, and who am I to them?

  • I Belong and I Contribute

    Lead Torah-service blessings and full T’filah segments; mentor younger grades.

  • The Hebrew & T’filah Ladder

    Torah and Haftarah blessings; leading prayer; chanting for B’nei Mitzvah.

The year, unit by unit

11 units · 22 planned sessions

  1. 1Launch — From Learner to LeaderFraming the capstone year and the journey so far1 sessionTeacher kit →
  2. 2Torah as a Tool for LivingBringing real-life questions to sacred text2 sessionsTeacher kit →
  3. 3The Jewish Bookshelf — Tanakh & BeyondTanakh, the five books, Talmud, Pirkei Avot2 sessionsTeacher kit →
  4. 4What Is a B’nei Mitzvah?Responsibility for mitzvot; mapping the journey2 sessionsTeacher kit →
  5. 5The Mitzvah ProjectSelf-designed social action; tikkun olam in practice3 sessionsTeacher kit →
  6. 6Reading Torah & HaftarahChanting, trope, and the Torah–Haftarah pairing3 sessionsTeacher kit →
  7. 7Writing a D’var TorahInterpreting a text and forming my own message3 sessionsTeacher kit →
  8. 8Talmud Torah Across TimeChevruta study; learning as a sacred, ancient act2 sessionsTeacher kit →
  9. 9Becoming a LeaderLeading T’filah, mentoring younger grades, looking ahead2 sessionsTeacher kit →
  10. 10Israel and UsOur movement changed its mind twice; how you decide what you think1 sessionTeacher kit →
  11. 11Capstone CelebrationSharing the d’var Torah, mitzvah project, and portfolio1 sessionTeacher kit →

Hebrew this year

Nativ Level 5

Lead the prayers you have learned, and chant for B’nei Mitzvah.

Reads: V'ahavta · Haftarah blessings · Leading all prior prayers · Chanting with trope

  • וְאָהַבְתָּthe words that follow the Shema
  • בִּרְכוֹת הַהַפְטָרָהbefore and after the Haftarah
  • שְׁלִיחַ צִבּוּרpraying on behalf of everyone
  • טְעָמִיםthe marks that carry the tune
  • פָּרָשָׁהthe verses that are yours