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- DictionaryBar mitz·vah/ˌbär ˈmitsvə/
noun
- 1. the religious initiation ceremony of a Jewish boy who has reached the age of 13 and is regarded as ready to observe religious precepts and eligible to take part in public worship.
verb
- 1. celebrate the bar mitzvah of (a boy).
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What is the difference between a bar mitzvah and a bat mitzvah? A bar mitzvah is a Jewish coming-of-age ceremony for 13-year-old boys. Girls become obligated in the mitzvot a year earlier, at the age of 12, celebrated with a bat mitzvah.
May 23, 2024 · Bar mitzvah, Jewish religious ritual and family celebration commemorating the religious adulthood of a boy on his 13th birthday. The boy may henceforth don phylacteries during the weekday morning prayers and may be counted as an adult whenever 10 male adults are needed to form a quorum for public prayers.
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A bar mitzvah (masc.), bat mitzvah (fem.), or b mitzvah (gender neutral), is a coming-of-age ritual in Judaism. According to Jewish law, before children reach a certain age, the parents are responsible for their child's actions.
Coming of age for a Jew, which happens automatically at age 13 for a boy and 12 for a girl, is termed bar and bat mitzvah, that is, obligated to perform the Jewish mitzvot (commandments). A ceremony marking the first performance of mitzvot such as being called up to the Torah to say the blessings (known as “getting an aliyah “) began to ...
Learn the origin, usage, and examples of the noun and verb forms of bar mitzvah, a Hebrew term for a Jewish boy's religious coming of age. Find out how to cite, translate, and play with this word on Merriam-Webster.com.
The ceremony, which is of fairly recent origin, does not make one a bar/bat mitzvah; it merely marks the time when one becomes a “son/daughter of the commandments.” The real meaning of the phrase is not “son or daughter of the commandments” but “ one of the commandments” [in the sense of “one who is responsible for performing the ...
Bar/bat mitzvah is the title given to Jews who reach 13 and assume personal responsibility for their actions. Learn about the origins, rituals, and traditions of this Jewish rite of passage, as well as the custom of giving tzedakah and the role of the community.
