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What section of judaism helped to establish the tradition of the Bat Mitzvah the coming age of celebration for Jewish girls?
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What do people that are Judaism do?
We have a special celebration when we turn 13 it's called a Bar mitzvah
In Judaism can you get your tallit before you have your bar mitzvah?
In Jewish tradition, a boy does not wear a tallit intil he becomes a bar mitzvah (turns 13) as wearing a tallit is an adult obligation.
What are the guidelines of judaism?
Tradition holds that there are 613 guidelines by which Jews are to live, the Hebrew word for these guidelines is 'mitzvah' (singular) | 'mitzvot' (plural).
Which religion celebrates bar mitzvah and bat mitzvah?
Judaism
In which religion do boys have a bar mitzvah?
Judaism
Why do Jews have a ceremony about a bar and bat mitzvah?
The Bar Mitzvah is a Jewish ceremony that dates to the 13th century and confirms that a Jewish boy has come of age and should be seen as an adult in the community. The celebration of coming of age remains an important rite in Judaism.
Which religions hold the bar mitzvah ceremonies?
Judaism.
When was the beginning of bat mitzvah tradition?
Rabbi Mordechai Kaplan organized a bat mitzvah for his daughter Judith on March 18, 1922. Rabbi Kaplan is famous as the founder of Reconstructionist Judaism. The event was held in the synagogue Kaplan founded, now considered the first Reconstructionist synagogue, but then affiliated with the Conservative movement. Bat Mitzvahs have since become almost universal in the Jewish world, although the nature of the celebration is modified in more traditional congregations.
What is a'coming of age' ceremony in judaism?
A bar mitzvah (בר מצוה) for boys and a bat mitzvah (בת מצוה) for girls.
What is the name for the rite of initiation of judaism for the girls?
Bat Mitzvah
Why is bar mitzvah or bas mitzvah signifigant in the life of a young Jewish person?
The literal meaning of bar mitzvah is "The age of law", which means that from this age on the young adult is obligated in all the laws of Judaism. For boys this is the age of 13 (bar mitzvah) and for girls 12 (bas mitzvah).
Why do you have to be thirteen at a bar mitzvah?
Bar mitzvah literally translates as 'son of mitzvah'. This is when a male Jew is considered old enough to take on the religious responsibilities of an adult male. According to Judaism, 13 is when a boy is old enough to take on these responsibilities and he is a bar mitzvah on his 13th birthday.
