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What do Jews stand on when they read the Torah on their Bnei Mitzvah?
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What do Jews read at bar mitzvah?
The Torah and Haftorah
What do Jews where on their bar mitzvah?
They read from the Torah for the very first time.
Why do Orthodox Jews stay up all night reading Torah and Talmud and Kabbalah on Shavuot?
Because the morning of Kabalat HaTorah, Bnei Yisrael slept in and Moshe had to come wake us all up. This was a sin because when one is exited about something, they get on at the crack of dawn and when Bnei Yisrael did not wake up early it showed disrespect to the torah
Why is confirmation similar to bar mitzvah?
Confirmation is completely unrelated to a bar mitzvah. A bar mitzvah is simply a Jewish boy's 13th birthday at which point he is considered old enough to take on the religious responsibilities of a Jews adult such as publicly reading from the Torah and fasting.
Why is bar mitzvah important to the Jews?
The Bar Mitzvah is important to Jews because it is when a Jewish boy is old enough to take on the religious responsibility of an adult.
Why do Jews keep the Torah in an ark?
The Jewish law is: "One must show great honor to the Torah scrolls and it is a mitzvah to set aside a special place for them, to honor that place, and to beautify it." (Sh. Ar., YD 282)
What is the main significance of the mitzvah?
The mitzvot (plural of mitzvah) form the core guidelines for how Jews are expected to live.
What happen during bat mitzvah?
Today most non-Orthodox Jews celebrate a girl's Bat Mitzvah in the same way as a boy's Bar Mitzvah. Generally Bat mitzvah's are for 12 year old girls. All Reform and Reconstructionist, and most Conservative synagogues have egalitarian participation, in which women read from the Torah and lead services. The majority of Orthodox Jews reject the idea that a woman can publicly read from the Torah or lead prayer services whenever there is a minyan (quorum of 10 males) available to do so. However, the public celebration of a girl becoming Bat Mitzvah in other ways has made strong inroads in Modern Orthodox Judaism and also in some elements of Haredi Judaism. In these congregations, women do not read from the Torah or lead prayer services, but occasionally they will lecture on a Jewish topic to mark their coming of age, learn a book of Tanakh, recite verses from the Book of Esther or the Book of Psalms, or say prayers from the siddur. In some modern Orthodox circles, bat mitzvah girls will read from the Torah and lead prayer services in a women's tefillah. Rabbi Moshe Feinstein, a prominent Orthodox posek, has ruled that Bat Mitzvah celebrations are allowable and not be construed as imitating non-Jewish customs; however, they do not have the status of seudat mitzvah. Rabbi Avadia Yosef holds that it is a seudat mitzvah.
Is a Torah Jew an Orthodox Jew?
It depends on how the term is meant. "Torah Jews" can mean more than one thing. If the definition is: Those who live the laws of the Torah (which is the way the phrase "Torah Jews" is usually used), then it is understandably common to reserve that description for observant Jews. It is indeed customary today to call observant Jews "Torah Jews"; so the answer to the question is Yes. The word "Orthodox" is seen by many Torah Jews to be an exonym, i.e. a term applied to them by non-Orthodox, whereas they prefer the term "Torah Jews". If the definition is: Who is Jewish according to the Torah, then Torah Jews would include non-observant Jews, because they don't cease being Jewish. All Jews, regardless of levels of observance are "Torah Jews" since their Jewishness is derived from the Torah's mandates.
What is the stand called where the jews holy book is kept?
The Torah scroll is kept in an ark called the Aron Kodesh (Holy Ark). It is read on a stand called a Bimah.
Who are orthodox Jews?
They are Jews who keep the Torah.
How do the girl prepare for bat mitzvah?
The same things boys have to do for their Bar Mitzvah: 1. Read from the Torah 2. Read from the Haftorah 3. Write a speech on her Torah portion 4. Write what it means to her to be a Jewish adult 5. Receive special blessings from the rabbi
