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Bookmark or Share- Bar and bat mitzvah - WikipediaA bar mitzvah (masc.), or bat mitzvah (fem.) [a] 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. Once Jewish children reach that age, they are said to "become" b'nai mitzvah, at which point they begin to be held accountable for their own ...
- Bar Mitzvah - Entering Adulthood - Chabad.orgA bar mitzvah is a Jewish coming-of-age ceremony for boys at age 13, marking their transition to adulthood. It includes putting on tefillin and other religious practices.
- Bar Mitzvah: What It Is and How to Celebrate - Chabad.orgA bar mitzvah is a Jewish coming-of-age ceremony for boys at age 13, marking their transition to adulthood. It includes putting on tefillin and other religious practices.
- Bar and Bat Mitzvah 101 - My Jewish LearningComing 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 ...
- What Does Bar Mitzvah Mean? - My Jewish Learninga bar/bat mitzvah (one who is obligated to perform the commandments) do not have a cause-and-effect relationship. In other words, one is a full-fledged member of the Jewish community, able to participate in all aspects of its religious expression and existence, even if one has never had a bar/bat mitzvah celebration.
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