The Torah is read publicly during the synagogue service on the morning of every Sabbath and festival. It is also read during the service on every Monday and Thursday morning, and in the afternoon on the Sabbath.
When a boy becomes Bar Mitzvah, the occasion may very well be celebrated during a synagogue service at which the Torah is read. In that event, the Bar Mitzvah boy may likely participate in the reading. The normal procedure won't be altered on account of the celebration.
Torah Portions
The Torah and Haftorah
Clarification is needed. The pointer used isn't specific to the Bar Mitzvah ceremony, it is the pointer used whenever the Torah scroll is read. The pointer itself is called a 'yad' which means 'hand'.
They read from the Torah for the very first time.
Bar Mitzvah literally means 'son of the commandment'. One cannot 'have' a Bar Mitzvah; it is simply the term for the age at which a Jewish boy becomes becomes obligated to follow the commandments, and is responsible for his actions. A boy becomes Bar Mitzvah at age 13. The term 'Bar Mitzvah' is commonly, and incorrectly, used to refer to the Bar Mitzvah ceremony, a rite of passage, when a Jewish boy is called up to the Torah for the first time.
After a girl's Bat Mitzvah, or a boy's Bar Mitzvah, they can then lead the congregation in prayer, and read directly from the Torah scroll.
The Bar Mitzvah ceremony normally takes place in the synagogue on a Saturday morning when the weekly Torah portion is read.
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To be called up to the Torah reading.
They have Bar Mitzvah ceremonies for boys & Bat Mitzvah ceremonies for girls.
The word Bar Mitzvah (בר מצוה) is a Hebrew word. Bar is technically Aramaic, but it's commonly used in Hebrew.The Bar Mitzvah ceremony, which is actually just an ordinary Torah service, is entirely in Hebrew.
A boy has a bar mitzvah, and girl has a bat mitzvah. Bar Mitzvah means 'son of the commandments' and Bat Mitzvah means 'daughter of the commandments', which means they are now responsible for their own spirituality.