5th Grade Mitzvah Scholars

Upcoming Sessions

1. Sunday, November 16, 2025 • 25 Cheshvan 5786

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

2. Saturday, December 6, 2025 • 16 Kislev 5786

12:30 PM - 6:00 PM

3. Saturday, January 10, 2026 • 21 Tevet 5786

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

4. Saturday, February 28, 2026 • 11 Adar 5786

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

5. Friday, March 6, 2026 • 17 Adar 5786

6:00 PM - 10:00 PM

6. Saturday, April 11, 2026 • 24 Nisan 5786

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

7. Sunday, April 19, 2026 • 2 Iyyar 5786

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

8. Sunday, May 3, 2026 • 16 Iyyar 5786

6:00 AM - 11:00 PM

9. Saturday, May 30, 2026 • 14 Sivan 5786

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

5th Grade Mitzvah Scholars Program 5785 (2025-2026) Mitzvah Scholars is a collaborative learning program for parents and their rising b’nei mitzvah. Parents should plan to attend each session unless otherwise indicated.

Shabbat, November 16

11:00 AM-1:00 PM

5th Grade Orientation

11:00-12:00 Parents only

12:00-1:00 Students & Parents Co-Learning

Join us for brunch and discussions about the Mitzvah Scholars Program, about becoming b'nei mitzvah at OKC, and about the process of becoming a Jewish Adult.

Shabbat, December 06

12:30-6:00 AM

Yom Iyyun - 5th & 6th Grade Mitzvah Scholars (12:30-6:00 PM)

Students & Parents Co-Learning
Facilitator: Cantor Labovitz, Rabbi Helfand, Rabbi Glazer, Lisa Redisch, Meirav Steinlauf

Shabbat, January 10

9:00-10:00 AM

Torah

Student & Parent Co-Learning

What’s in the Torah? Chumash exercise: parents and students explore a guided scavenger hunt through the Five Books of Moses.

Shabbat, February 28

9:00-10:00 AM

Nevi'im

Student & Parent Co-Learning

What’s a Haftarah? We’ll explore the Prophets; seeing the different types of prophecy, what do they mean to us today?

Friday, March 6

6:00-8:00 PM

Kabbalat Shabbat, Friday Night Dinner, & Discussion

Students & Parents Co-Learning

Families of Mitzvah Scholars are invited to join us for Kabbalat Shabbat &Ma’ariv services, followed by dinner. Our special guests at dinner will be veteran OKC b’nei mitzvah families who will share their experiences of becoming b’nei mitzvah at Ohr Kodesh

Shabbat, April 11

9:00-10:00 AM

Ketuvim

Student & Parent Co-Learning

Interactive discussion about the five Megillot and exploring their themes and messages.

Sunday, April 19

9:30-11:00 AM

D'var Torah Writing Workshop

Student & Parent Co-Learning

Join us for bagels at 9:30 and then a one-hour program at 10:00.

Learn the steps to writing a D’var Torah, followed by each student delivering a short D’var Torah in class.

Shabbat, May 30

1:00-2:00 PM

Trop Class Siyyum (Parashat Nasso)

Parents & Family Invited

Fifth graders who have participated in Trope Class during the spring of 2025 will each read their text from the Torah during this celebration of learning. Siyyum will take place after Kiddush.

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