The Bar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah are a coming-of-age rite of passage in Jewish culture, when the boy turns 13 and the girl turns 12 or 13 (depending on the Jewish sect) and is then held fully accountable for all his/her actions instead of the parents.
It goes back thousands of years, but it is more of a social and cultural event than a religious one (it is never mentioned in the Torah).
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Briefly gives meaning of the bar and bat mitzvah, and why they are celebrated.
Insights, resources, tools and special milestones behind the Jewish adolescent rite of passage.
A discussion of the Jewish coming-of-age ceremonies: Bar Mitzvah, Bat Mitzvah and Confirmation.
Explains origins of some traditions in the celebration and why bar mitzvah is absent in the Torah.
Insights, resources, tools and special milestones behind the Jewish adolescent rite of passage.
A discussion of the Jewish coming-of-age ceremonies: Bar Mitzvah, Bat Mitzvah and Confirmation.
Explains origins of some traditions in the celebration and why bar mitzvah is absent in the Torah.
Briefly gives meaning of the bar and bat mitzvah, and why they are celebrated.
