Jewish Life at Duke Annual B'nai Mitzvah Celebration

Have you ever wanted to go to a B'nai (Bar/Bat/B') Mitzvah event as a college student? Now's your chance! Join the Jewish Student Union and Jewish Life at Duke for the biggest event of the semester: the 14th annual B'nai Mitzvah program! Services begin at 1pm and the party begins at 8pm at the Freeman Center for Jewish Life as we celebrate the B'nai Mitzvah of four Duke students. Don't miss out on food, dancing, photobooth, giveaways, arcade games, and more! -------------- Jewish Life at Duke's B'nai Mitzvah program was the brainchild of a group of Jewish Student Union (JSU) members back in 2012, when the then 13-year-old Freeman Center was celebrating its own B'nai Mitzvah. What better way to mark the milestone than by offering the same opportunity to students who missed out on this meaningful rite of passage? Under the guidance of Rabbi Elana Friedman, B'nai Mitzvah students spend several months learning their Torah portion and completing a mitzvah project. Parents, grandparents, and siblings come from all over to witness the ceremony at the Freeman Center, where they are joined by a friends from across campus. That evening, after the ceremony, the JSU throws a themed party at the Freeman Center. The B'nai Mitzvah Program is made possible through the generosity of the Freeman Family Program Fund.