The cantor and/or rabbi, standing by the child's side, usually makes a quiet correction and helps the child get back on track.
The young person is from that time obligated by the Torah commands.
1. Bar Mitzvah is for 13-year-old boys 2. Bat Mitzvah is for 12- or 13-year old girls They read Hebrew passages from the Torah and Haftorah. They also give speeches on how they feel about their religious passage into adulthood. The rabbi blesses them and they have parties.
Torah Portions
The Torah and Haftorah
you read from the Torah in the synagogue. and then you have a after party
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.
1. Torah 2. Haftorah 3. Speech on Torah portion
They read from the Torah for the very first time.
The Jewish rite of passage for boys is called a Bar Mitzvah. This ceremony typically occurs when a boy turns 13 years old and signifies his coming of age, when he is considered responsible for his own religious duties and obligations. During the Bar Mitzvah, the boy usually reads from the Torah in a synagogue service, marking his acceptance into the Jewish community as an adult.
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.
The Torah is read in the afternoon on Sabbath, Yom Kippur, and public fast days. If a Bar Mitzvah is being highlighted at one of those services, then the Torah is read. Technically, a Bar Mitzvah in and of itself would not be a reason to read the Torah at a service where it wouldn't otherwise be read.