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Torah Portions
A Jewish boy's 13th birthday (on the Jewish calendar) is the only requirement for him to become a bar mitzvah. In regard to celebrating the boy becoming a bar mitzvah, the main part his his being called up to read from the Torah for the first time.
The Torah and Haftorah
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.
They read from the Torah for the very 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.
There are many details associated with a bar or bat mitzvah, but here are three:A bar mitzvah is a coming of age celebration, observed when a boy turns 13 (girls have a bat mitzvah at age 12 or 13).The boy is called to the Torah, either to read a portion, to say a blessings before and after a portion, or both.The bar mitzvah marks the occasion where the boy is fully responsible to fulfill all of the time-bound commandments that an adult must follow.
The Bar Mitzvah ceremony normally takes place in the synagogue on a Saturday morning when the weekly Torah portion is read.
To be called up to the Torah reading.
No.
They have Bar Mitzvah ceremonies for boys & Bat Mitzvah ceremonies for girls.
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.