Bar/Bat Mitzvahs:

A Bar or Bat Mitzvah is a time of great joy and pride for a family as they celebrate together the Jewish coming of age of their child.

When a family has been personally affected by terror or war, this time can be one of anxiety and worry and great sadness. The loss of a loved one who will not be there to share in the celebration…the financial hardship caused by serious injuries and loss of work…all these conspire to make what should be a joyous time, a painful one instead.

CTVP provides financial, physical, and emotional support to help families who have suffered these losses make Bar and Bat Mitzvahs for their children.

And CTVP also arranges Bar and Bar Mitzvah Twinnings with children around the globe. This enables a child in a family affected by terror or war to share his or her Bar or Bat Mitzvah with a child abroad.

The children learn about each other, become friends, share their special day, and sometimes even meet each other. It is a win/win situation in which the children involved, on both sides of the world, gain new understandings and have new, caring friends to share their lives with.