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Fuchs, Bar Mitzvah |
The Bar Mitzvah A Coming of Age What is a Bar/Bat Mitzvah? The term Bar or Bat Mitzvah means "son (or daughter) of the commandments," though it is not a commandment to hold a Bar or Bat Mitzvah ceremony. A boy becomes a Bar Mitzvah at the age of thirteen; a girl at age twelve in most Orthodox congregations. This signifies a
religious coming of age, and the child is now obliged to assume the life
of Jewish adult, with all the responsibilities and duties it entails. During the ceremony, the
Bar or Bat Mitzvah may lead the congregation, and read from the Torah,
perhaps the parasha (Torah portion) for the week and his or her
haftorah. |
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