Now there's the perfect Bar/Bat Mitzvah gift for your child, one that lasts a lifetime. Jewish Federation and participating synagogues are even willing to be your partners in the actual gift!

The Gift of Israel Bar/Bat Mitzvah Registry:

• Makes it easy for family and friends to find the right Bar/Bat Mitzvah gift.
• Reduces the trip cost through the combination of gifts from your local
• Jewish Federation, synagogue, family and friends.
• Allows you to watch your funds grow with interest in a special account opened for your child at Bank Leumi Trust Company of New York, part of the Bank Leumi Group, a world-wide banking organization with assets of $30 billion.
• Creates a special feeling of excitement and anticipation for you and your child.
• Provides your child with a special certificate of participation which can be presented as part of the Bar/Bat Mitzvah ceremony.

A child may be enrolled in the Gift of Israel Bar/Bat Mitzvah Registry as early as two years before his or her Bar/Bat Mitzvah. Federation and participating synagogues will commit to a gift amount to be applied toward registration in an approved Israel teen trip.

You may inform friends and relatives, through invitation inserts (and in other informal ways), that your child is enrolled in this exciting program, and that their Bar/Bat Mitzvah gifts can be a part of the Israel Experience adventure. By the time your child is ready to leave on an Israel trip two or three years later, you may have accumulated a substantial portion of the trip costs.

Please contact us for more information.