B'nei Mitzvah Logistics Form

GRJC B'NEI MITZVAH LOGISTICS FORM
Mazal tov!
Please submit your responses to this online form
at least three weeks before your simcha.

If you have any questions, please contact
B'nei Mitzvah Coordinator Jodi Schwartz
at schwartz.jodi@gmail.com.

* Name of Bar/Bat Mitzvah Child:

* Date of Simcha:

* Email address:

Are you planning to have a dinner at the GRJC on the Friday night preceding your Bar/Bat Mitzvah? Dinner would need to begin at 6 p.m. and conclude before 7 p.m. services. A GRJC-approved Kosher caterer must be used.

NoYesNot sure

Including your immediate family, approximately how many family members/guests do you expect to attend Friday evening services?:

What will you deliver to the GRJC prior to your simcha? Check all that apply:

Our plan with leftover food is:

Donate to a shelterPick up after Shabbat endsLeave for Staff (please check with Office)Whichever option you choose, please coordinate with the office in advance. Thank you.

SATURDAY MORNING SERVICES/KIDDUSH

How many family members/guests do you expect to attend Saturday morning services (NOT including additional members of the congregation)? Please note: our maximum capacity allows for 125 guests for the bar/bat mitzvah family):

Which caterer are you using for Saturday kiddush? Please include date and time of delivery (deliveries must be completed by 12pm on Friday). If your caterer will be serving on GRJC premises, please be sure to provide the caterer's certificate of liability insurance, naming GRJC as additional insured, to office@grjc.org:

Please let us know if anything on your kiddush menu will need to be reheated. If you aren't sure, you may provide a copy of your menu to office@grjc.org.

Please confirm you will be hiring the appropriate number of servers for the buffet based on your anticipated number of guests.

Please confirm you are able to usher on your assigned date, generally the bar/bat mitzvah directly before your child's. If you need to confirm your ushering date, please contact Jodi Schwartz.

YesNo

Do you have a celebration planned for Saturday afternoon following services? i.e., do you have an off-premise Saturday afternoon party?

YesNo

Please specify your plans for kiddush lunch:

Yes, my/our guests will be staying at GRJC for lunchNo, my/our guests will not be staying at the GRJC for lunch (We are aware we must still supply kiddush lunch for 15-20 regular congregants)

Are you planning to hire a bus to transport children from the GRJC to your celebration?

YesNo

If you are hiring a bus, please let us know the following: # of buses; name of bus company; there must be at least one adult chaperone assigned to each bus. Please list the name(s) and contact information of your chaperones:

Please note: We ask that the bus park on Pinelynn Rd. and that you and/or your chaperone escort the children to Pinelynn to get on the bus. To help us keep the spirit of Shabbat, we prefer that the bus not be parked on GRJC grounds.

Along with this logistics form, you must provide the bus company's certificate of liability insurance, naming Glen Rock Jewish Center as additional insured.

Are you planning to serve wine/alcohol at kiddush?

YesNo

If you are serving alcohol, please be sure to :
- Send Rabbi Schlosberg a picture of the hecksher (kosher certification mark found on the bottle);
- Assign a separate table for children where wine/alcohol will not be served.

If you are not ordering flowers, please let us know which you would like on the bimah (GRJC will provide):

Silk all-season arrangementFood donation basket

Please check here if you would like candy thrown (GRJC will provide):

GRJC also has overlays (which can be used alone or on top of a coordinating color), as well as satin pintuck runners. If you would like to use an overlay or runner, please circle one below:

eggplant overlaynavy overlayeggplant pintuck runner

Would you like to schedule photos to be taken in the sanctuary with the Torah prior to your simcha? (Please contact Rabbi Schlosberg at rabbi@grjc.org to schedule photos)

Yes, I would like to schedule photosNo, we do not need to schedule photos

If there is any additional information you would like to communicate regarding your mitzvah, please provide below:

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