Program
Bar Mitzvah
About the program
Journey to 13, UJEB’s unique Bar Mitzvah program, is a coming-of-age experience that is contemporary and meaningful for participants.
Our 6-month program is a creative and alternative option for marking this important Jewish life milestone, which enables participants to take their place in our community as passionate and engaged young men.


Bar Mitzvah
The program focuses on four main themes: community & family, culture, exercise & mindfulness, and rites of passage. It includes visits from inspiring community figures and organisations, and culminates in a ceremony designed by the boys themselves.
Journey to 13 can either stand alone, or complement a more traditional synagogue Bar Mitzvah. It is open to all, and is suitable for students at non-Jewish schools. Affiliation with a synagogue is not required. The program runs annually from July to December.
The Bar-Mitzvah Program total cost is $635 plus a small additional cost for ceremony.
Meet Noah
This will be Noah’s third year running the Bar Mitzvah program with UJEB.
Noah is a Monash University student studying a double degree in a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts, specialising in International Relations and Politics. He is a graduate of BBYO and UJEB, where he developed his passion for Jewish advocacy and education. Noah is actively involved in Jewish communal life and serves as the Bar Mitzvah and BBYO Coordinator at UJEB.
UJEB's Bar Mitzvah
UJEB 2023 Bar Mitzvah Program
Program Themes
Community & Family
Culture
Exercise & Mindfulness
Rites of Passage
Different cultures have unique ways of welcoming young men into their communities. Participants look at different coming-of-age ceremonies and then design one for their own group, to find their own special way to mark this important life event.