Son of the commandments When a boy becomes a full member of the community at age 13
A bar mitzvah is a ceremony that takes place on the thirteenth birthday of a Jewish boy, after which he is regarded as an adult. Jewish ritual celebrating a boy's 13th birthday and his entry into the community of Judaism. It usually takes place during a Sabbath service, when the boy reads from the Torah and may give a discourse on the text. The service is often followed by a festive Kiddush and a family dinner on the same day or next day. Reform Judaism substituted confirmation of boys and girls for the Bar Mitzvah celebration after 1810, but many congregations restored the Bar Mitzvah in the 20th century. A separate ceremony for girls, Bat Mitzvah, has been instituted in Reform and Conservative Judaism
A Jewish celebration for a boy when he becomes 13 years old and is accepted into the congregation
(Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 13th birthday of a Jewish boy and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility; "a bar mitzvah is an important social event"
(bahr MITZ-vah) A boy of 13 who has reached the age of religious majority; also the ceremony marking that event Hebrew for "son of the commandment "
The initiation ceremony or rite which occurs when a Jewish boy takes on adult responsibilities in Judaism This takes place when he reaches the age of 13 years
Jewish boy who has arrived at the age of religious responsibility and adulthood (13 years old); ceremony celebrating this event