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Yes, it is when a Jewish boy takes on the religious responsibilities of an adult.
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Is a bar mitzvah more important than an ordinary birthday?
Yes, it is when a Jewish boy takes on the religious responsibilities of an adult.
What is a bat mitzvah for 2 girls called?
It is called a B'not Mitzvah, and a Bat Mitzvah for more than two girls is also called this.
Why is the bar mitzvah more important than the bat mitzvah?
To become bar or bat mitzvah is to accept the mitzvos upon oneself - not to have a party. When a boy turns thirteen or a girl twelve, they become adults in the sense that they are required to observe the mitzvos, although they are not totally legally independent for another six months. Men are chayyav, or obligated, in more mitzvos than women, as women are exempt from time-bound commandments as well as some others. This may be one reason that people celebrate a bar mitzvah more than a bas mitzvah. It may also have something to do with tznius (we would rather not have our daughters in the public eye).
What are differences between a bar mitzvah and aqiqah?
The Bar Mitzvah is a Jewish ceremony where a boy becomes a man on his 13'Th birthday. Aqiqah is a Muslim ceremony welcoming the birth of a child. Actually, it would be better to compare Aqiqah to a Bris Millah than to a Bar Mitzvah.
Why do you get presents for bar and bat mitzvah?
There is no historical tradition of gift giving during Channukah so you do not have to give or get presents. The practice of gift giving during Channukah is mainly specific to the US and Canada and is the result of the holiday falling in the same month as Christmas.
What is a sentence using the word occasion?
So what occasion do you have to go to that is more important than your own fathers birthday
When is a bat mitzvah held?
A Bat Mitzvah is typically celebrated when a young girl turns 12, the Jewish age of maturity for women. As for the actual celebration, it usually happens during the Shacharit (Morning) Service on Shabbat (Saturday).
What do you call a Jewish ceremony for someone turning thirteen?
If youre a boy, your bar Mitzvah!! if youre a girl you do it at 12 and its called a bat Mitzvah! biggest celebration of every Jews life bigger than a wedding
Bat mitzvah coming up and i want it to be better than everyone else's. does anyone have any suggestions?
Competition and quantity is NOT the answer! You need to be more "perfectionistic". Just study extra hard and remember that quality is what's most important.
Can you be younger than 12 to have a bat mitzvah?
Probably not. It is more optional to have it for 13 years, than to have it any younger than 12 years, as it marks a young girl's passage into womanhood.
How important is the mitzvah of tzedaka?
The regular, continuous practice of giving charity is a major ongoing responsibility in Judaism, to the point that even a poor person is responsible to give some of what he does have to those in the community who have less. But a direct answer to this question must be 'ducked', because of the concept of "How important ...". There is a priciple in Judaism that says that none of us knows the relative importance of any mitzvah compared to any other. Theoretically, it's possible that the mitzvah of building a restraining wall around the flat roof of a house, or the mitzvah of shooing the mother bird away from the nest before taking the eggs, could be more 'important' than observing the Sabbath or honoring one's parents. We'll find out in the World to Come, but right now we just don't know.
Why are boys and girls called son or daughter of the commandments?
The terms of "Bar Mitzvah" and "Bat Mitzvah", which is what the asker is driving at come from the idea that up until the point of Bar Mitzvah a boy is blameless for his sins and needs his parents to follow the commandments and atone for him. When a boy becomes Bar Mitzvah, he inherits the commandments and the direct responsibility for his actions. Since he is the youngest person in the room (i.e. no children are in the sanctuary) he is like a new son, the new generation. The concepts apply equally to Bat Mitzvah, but as girls are seen to mature more quickly than boys, the age of Bat Mitzvah is 12 while the age of Bar Mitzvah is 13.
