Bar/Bat Mitzvah Booklet Questionnaire

CBI B'NEI MITZVAH BOOKLET QUESTIONNAIRE

Dear B'nei Mitzvah Student, this is an opportunity to share deeply with your community who you are, what you care about, and what this moment means to you. Please take time to answer each question thoughtfully. Write in full sentences because your responses will be included in the booklet as you write them.

Please complete and submit all the questions, including the parents' blessings, TWO WEEKS prior to the B'nei Mitzvah ceremony.

B'NEI MITZVAH STUDENT

Your Email:

Student First Name:

Student Last Name:

Student Hebrew Name:

Your Hebrew name includes the name(s) of your Jewish parents like this: Ya'akov ben Yitzhak v'Rivkah or Rachel bat Shmuel v'Devorah

* What is the origin of your name? Were you named for someone?

What does your name mean?

Is there a special story about your name that you want to share?

TELL US ABOUT YOU

* What do you care about?

What do you like to do?

What do you dream of doing when you grow up?

What's the most important thing you've ever learned?

WHAT DOES BECOMING A B'NEI MITZVAH MEAN TO YOU?

What do you love most about being Jewish?

What does it mean to you to be becoming B'nei Mitzvah?

What is your favorite line of Ashrei, and why?

What gifts and talents do you bring to our community?

How will you make our world a better place?

THANK YOUS

Write a paragraph thanking the people who helped you reach this moment, such as your family, teachers, coaches, rabbis, tutors, and anyone else you has had a special influence on you.

PARENTS' SECTION

Parents, please write a blessing to be included for your child in their B'nei Mitzvah Booklet. Parents may write their blessing together or as two separate blessings.

Parents, if you prefer to email your blessing(s) to the office, please send to cbi18@cbi18.org

Thu, September 11 2025 18 Elul 5785

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