Kesher Thirteen is a special mitzvah project connecting Jewish youth and their parents to Jewish elders in a way that is meaningful for the student, his/her family, and the elder.

Participants choose to either participate in small group activities, such as holiday programs and Shabbat Services at Assisted Living Facilities or to becomes a Friendly Visitor to one isolated elder in the community.

The Bar/Bat Mitzvah student and his/her family agree to:

• participate in a training session, complete 13 hours of service
  (the training session plus 12 visits with an elderly person or 12 hours of Shabbat services)
  
  
• become involved as a family in performing mitzvot
  (record all visits in a provided journal, write a summary of the experience upon completion of visits, and consider continuing the visits after fulfilling the agreement)