Celebrate a Bar or Bat Mitzvah at the National Library
The National Library and Alef Food invite you to an unforgettable experience: a celebration of culture, tradition, family and good food. The Library is a meaningful place to mark this special day.
Surrounded by rare manuscripts, ancient books and other treasures, the Bar or Bat Mitzvah and their family connect with generations of Jewish heritage, on a day that ties personal and national history together and will be remembered for years.
Our Hospitality Spaces
The Alef Food and Beverage Group runs the café, catering, bakery and pâtisserie in the Library building. Its refined architecture and varied menus let you host events at the highest level. Additional spaces in the Library can also be rented for events of 50 to 500 guests, depending on your needs.
Alef Restaurant and the Courtyard
The Event Gallery (Harris)
The Patio
The Program Includes
Personal Preparation
Two personal preparation sessions
on Zoom or at the Library.
A National Library guide will also accompany the family throughout the preparation and the tour.
A Guided Tour of the Library
A full tour of the Library led by its professional guides.
The Bar or Bat Mitzvah can also lead part of the tour.
Prayer and Torah Reading
A festive service at the Wahl Synagogue in the National Library.
The synagogue is a dignified, beautifully designed space for prayer and reading from the Torah, with an uplifting atmosphere. The service can be held with separate or mixed seating.
Culinary Hospitality
Reception and festive meal
Chosen from the ALEF MENUS.
Choose from a wide range of breakfast, brunch, festive meal and reception menus, dairy or meat, under the kashrut supervision of the Jerusalem Rabbinate and Badatz Chatam Sofer Petah Tikva.
