Especially for B’nai Mitzvah Students

Young Lion of Judah Program

The Young Lion of Judah program is a unique program coordinated by the Jewish Volunteer Center of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation for students who are seeking to put more mitzvah in their Bar or Bat Mitzvah.

Participants earn community service hours while helping others in Miami. And upon completion of the program, they also receive special thank-you gifts and a party in their honor.

Learn more by watching our video below.

Young Lion of Judah Program Project for 2010-2011 School Year

This year, the Jewish Volunteer Center is partnering with the Holocaust Memorial of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation to pair students with Holocaust survivors who never had the chance to become B’nai Mitzvah. Students and survivors are spending 10 hours together over the course of four programs from October through January 2011. Projects include learning about the Holocaust, touring the Holocaust Memorial with survivors, and beautifying and planting at the Memorial.

Students are being asked to honor their survivor partner during their Bar or Bat Mitzvah service and make a gift of $180 to the Annual Greater Miami Jewish Federation/UJA Campaign. They will receive a certificate of completion and their Young Lion of Judah jewelry gift – a silver bracelet for girls and a silver talit clip for boys.

For more information about the Young Lion of Judah Program, please contact the Jewish Volunteer Center at Volunteer@JewishMiami.org or 786.866.8414.