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Bar and Bat Mitzvah  Special program of B’nai Mitzvah tutoring is provided for each Bar and Bat Mitzvah student. Rabbi Estes guides students in learning how to write a D’var Torah (sermonette), teaches prayer skills, and helps to develop their mitzvah and tzedakah projects. Augusta Levine tutors each child in learning how to cantillate the Torah and Haftarah with special emphasis upon the child’s own Torah portion. Shelly Evans assists the students in acquiring synagogue rituals skills related to the B’nai Mitzvah ceremony  .
ATID-The Post B'nai Mitzvah Learning Community The teen years are filled with great joy and optimism about the future. What better opportunity is there for parents and the synagogue to help our youth shape their dreams and expectations than with the enduring values and rich history of the Jewish People? Our ATID (Post-B'nai Mitzvah) Learning program combines continued emphasis upon Jewish texts with a stimulating exploration of personal identity, Jewish ethics and philosophy for our time. It is part of a three-pronged program that emphasizes formal learning, OASYS-USY involvement, and service to the synagogue and community. The Kitah Chet (8th grade) of ATID meets every Sunday morning at 11:00 a.m. while Kitot Tet through Yod-Bet (9-12th grades) meets twice monthly on Wednesday evenings from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
ATID Curriculum - Overall Goal: To involve each student in a comprehensive program of Jewish learning and living that will prepare them for an active and committed Jewish life. This program reflects the Vision Statement of Congregation Or Ami that states:"Kindling the Light of learning, spiritual growth, and compassion to nurture creative and innovative Jewish life in the home, in the synagogue, and in the community"This program is intended to incorporate three aspects:
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