About our B'nai Mitzvah

Jude Plotkin has been attending the Rafi Schwartz Religious School since 1st grade when he and his family moved to Salt Lake City from Chicago. He is an engaged member of the community and enjoys both learning about Judaism and assisting the teachers in the religious school as a Teacher’s Assistant. When not attending middle school at Evergreen Jr. High, he can be found in the kitchen, creating both delicious meals and lovely sweet treats which he loves to share with his family and friends.

Jude is also an enthusiastic member of the TSA (Technology Student Association) where, for the last two years, he has competed in various tech related fields, placing 3rd in the Utah state competition for game creation. For his mitzvah project, Jude has been raising money for the Rare Cancer Research Foundation, in loving memory of his father and everyone whose lives have been touched by a rare disease.

Jude would like to thank his teachers, particularly David Asman and Mark Grosser, and Rabbi Sam Spector for all of their time and dedication to helping him learn Hebrew and trope. He would also like to thank his brother and sister, Gabe and Kaya Plotkin, who have also been instrumental in helping Jude prepare for his big day, and his mother, Tracy, for all of her support. Jude also wishes to acknowledge all of the family and friends, from near and far, who have supported him on his journey to become a bar mitzvah.