Marking a transition brings intention and direction to the next stage of a person's life.

A Bar-Bat Matzevah is for a person to mark their transition to the Elder stage of their life, with its opportunity for the person to choose how to live during this stage of life after passing their Youth and Adult stages.

More information about a Bar-Bat Matzevah:
 

• Who is a Bar Matzevah for?  A Bar Matzevah is for a person who feels it is the right time for them to look ahead beyond their working-life/family-care years, and wants to plan and build their life as they will live it in their Elder years.  In general a Bar Matzevah is oriented toward a person in their 60's, but is good for anyone looking ahead and thinking about how they will live the Elder stage of their life.  The Elder stage can also include Epitaphing, the passing of a person's values and interests to the next generation.

• What is the value of a Bar Matzevah?  The value of a Bar Matzevah is the difference between a person moving into the Elder stage of their life with intention, vision, direction, and mission, or the person remaining in the aging stage of life and trying to figure out what to do with their life then.

• How does a Bar Matzevah work?  There are two parts of it.  The first part is for the person to look at their life and to envision how they want their Elder stage to be.  The second part is to create an event as they want, to mark their transition into the Elder stage of their life.

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Here is more background about Bar-Bat Matzevah:​​​

Bar-Bat Matzevah in the transition from Adulthood to Aging (video, 18:36)

Bar-Bat Matzevah and feelings about Jewish Aging and Continuing Life (video, 23:43)