The celebration of a boy's bar mitzvah involves calling the boy up for his first alyiah in a synagogue service. An alyiah in the synagogue service is when an adult member of the congregation is called up for a portion of the Torah reading. Therefore, one of the objects, obviously, is the Torah. Because it is improper to touch the Torah with your fingers, the Torah reader typically uses a little pointer called a yad. That adds another object to the list. Finally, the person called up for a Torah reading typically wears a tallit -- a prayer shawl with fringes on its four corners. In the case of a bar mitzvah, it is common for this to be the first time that boy has worn a tallit. That makes a third object.
I believe you might mean a Bar Mitzvah. A Bar Mitzvah is a coming of age ceremony for Jewish boys.
Two religious ceremonies for boys during the time of Jesus were circumcision, which was a sign of the covenant between God and the Jewish people, and the Bar Mitzvah, which marked the coming of age (around age 13) and initiation into religious responsibilities as an adult in the Jewish community.
Jewish people close the store early on Friday to go to synagogue
ANSWER To answer the question, one must understand about the Jewish coming of age rituals of "Bar Mitzvah" [for boys] and "Bat Mitzvah" [for girls]. [ "Bar" means "son" while "bat" means "daughter" in Hebrew, and "mitzvah" means "commandment" or "law" . ] According to Jewish law, when Jewish boys become 13 years old, they officially become accountable for their actions and become a bar mitzvah, while a girl becomes a bat mitzvah at the age of 12 . This ceremony was usually held on the first Sabbath after a boy's thirteenth birthday and a girl's twelfth birthday. After this age, the boys and girls officially bore their own responsibility for all areas of Jewish community life. These ages roughly coincide with physical puberty. In the Bible the Day of Atonement was kept on the tenth day of Tisri, that is, from the evening of the ninth to the evening of the tenth of that month, five days before the Feast of Tabernacles. "Tisri" corresponds to our September-October, so that the 10th of Tisri would be about the first of October. Males were required to fast from the age of thirteen, while females fast from the age of twelve. After their 12th birthday girls were considered to be able to differentiate between right and wrong and hence can be held accountable for their actions. This included marriage. For example, it is believed by some that Mary (the mother of Jesus) was pregnant with Jesus when she was 13 and gave birth to Jesus when she was 14. In conclusion, In the Bible did girls become women at their 12th birthday.
Different religions have various ways of celebrating adulthood. For example, in Judaism, boys have a bar mitzvah at age 13 and girls have a bat mitzvah at age 12 or 13. In Hinduism, the Upanayana ceremony marks the beginning of adulthood for boys. In Christianity, some denominations have confirmation ceremonies to affirm the faith of young adults. Each religion has its own traditions and rituals to mark the transition into adulthood.
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.
A boy has his Bar Mitzvah at age 13.
It is where the Bar Mitzvah ceremony takes place.
Yes, the boy is called 'a/the bar mitzvah' which translates as 'son of mitzvah'. For a girl, it would be 'a/the bat mitzvah' 'daughter of mitzvah'.
Start off by getting yourself a folder to keep all the information you will be collecting. Then speak to your local synagogue or temple about dates, book a date, then speak to location halls. Think about what type of Bar Mitzvah you want to have, and think about how you want to grow from the Bar Mitzvah process. Speak to your friends about what Bar Mitzvah teacher they used and what vendors they have used.
A bar mitzvah meal is not a religiously prescribed meal such as the seder which is part of Passover, however, a bar mitzvah generally does include a party, so people do indulge in a feast of some kind.
coming of age its kind of like a bar mitzvah except for christians
The key player in the Bar Mitzvah boy is the 13 year old Jewish boy, his family and friends are invited to join in the celebration. For more info on Bar Mitzvah check out http://www.yourjewishspeech.com/bar-mitzvah
Bat Mitzvah
Bert Metter has written: 'Bar Mitzvah, Bat Mitzvah' -- subject(s): Bar mitzvah, Bat mitzvah, Juvenile literature
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.