The plural for a bat mitzvah is a b'nai mitzvah
bat mitzvahs = banot mitzvah (בנות מצוה)
NO Barmitzvah's are for men. BATmitzvah's are for women
For English, the question answers itself.In Hebrew, you'd call it a Bat-Mitzvah meshutefet.
Same thing, different pronunciations. "Bas" is the Hebrew pronunciation dialectassociated with Ashkenazic Jews. "Bat" is the Hebrew pronunciation dialectassociated with Sephardic Jews, and adopted by the state of Israel. They'rethe same word, regardless of pronunciation.The celebration does require a lot of hard / prep work and organization as well. Bar mitzvah and bat mitzvahparties use a wide variety of favors or decorations, they are also called mazeltovfavors.
It is decided based on the time of year the Bar or Bat Mitzvah occurs, based on the Hebrew calendar.
Not really. It is a ceremony that celebrates a child turning thirteen, and thereby becoming an adult in the eyes of the Jewish community. But it is not a birthday party. It is a service led by the Bar or Bat Mitzvah with great spiritual significance, and afterwards there is often a party.
Just exactly as they're said in the question. These are Hebrew terms, and Yiddish imports them directly, without translation.
"Bat" means daughter in Hebrew so...daughter of the mitzvot or commandments. So Bar Mitzva will mean son of the commandments.
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.
Note: This is an americanism that doesn't translate literally into Hebrew. You don't actually have a bat mitzvah. You become a bat mitzvah, or you have a party in honor of becoming a bat mitzvah.I hope you have a good bat mitzvah (party) =a male says:ani mekaveh sheyihyeh lach (mesibat) bat mitzvah tovah×× ×™ מקווה שיהיה לך (מסיבת) בת מצוה טובהa female says:ani mekavah sheyihyeh lach (mesibat) bat mitzvah tovah×× ×™ מקווה שיהיה לך (מסיבת) בת מצוה טובה
The most appropriate would be "Mazol Tov" which means congratulations in Hebrew. Also, I should point out that the term is Bar Mitzvah or Bat Mitzvah (Bar for a boy, bat for a girl).
The Bat Mitzvah takes place in the synagogue.
You can order bat mitzvah invitations at stationary stores.