because they believe that they are following the rules of their god and they are fresher when going through it.
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.
Yes! There are a number of reasons for having an adult Bar Mitzvah - you may not have celebrated it when you were a child, you may have converted in later years, or you may have experienced a spiritual awakening, and you want to mark your commitment to the Jewish people again - as a mature adult. You can have a bar/bat mitzvah at any age, although there is a custom to have a second bar mitzvah at age 73.
A Jewish boy automatically becomes a Bar Mitzvah on his 13th birthday. It simply means "son of the commandments". In order to have a bar mitzvah ceremony at synagogue, one is required to have attended Hebrew School. Some will ensure that you have a certain amount of knowledge in regards to reading the Torah and Haftorah, being able to chant the appropriate blessings (and sometimes lead the Saturday service), an understanding of Talmud and Jewish history, etc. It really depends on the synagogue in which you want it to take place and the traditions they follow.
That depends on how much money you want to spend.
You can eat or serve whatever you want. However it is of bad taste to eat/serve food that is not kosher. This usually doesn't happen.
The bar mitzvah can be held more-or-less absolutely anywhere at all, so long as there are at least 10 men there aged 13 or more. Some boys are bar mitzvah outdoors, some at the Kotel (the Western Wall in Jerusalem) but most are bar mitzvah in their local synagogue. The party, which normally takes place the following day, which celebrates the bar mitzvah can be held anywhere you like, but only kosher food should be served. If the boy has now become the man, let's start him off on the right foot.
Dogs do not need to get married, but if you want to be silly, have a ceremony, just like people. Have dog treats and make them wear hats.
anytrhing you want, but most people wear swim wear...so they are comfy for the ceremony and they can go swimming afterwards!
He often gets called up to read from the Torah in front of the synagogue congregation. Really, though, becoming Bar Mitzvah happens regardless of what one does. It simply means becoming an adult and becoming responsible for one's actions. A Jewish boy becomes Bar Mitzvah when he turns 13.
If a person is legally married, the person can have a religious wedding ceremony. Some people become legally married before the ceremony, and some people renew vows in a ceremony after years of marriage.
People want not only Bar Mitzvahs but Bat Mitzvahs too because G-d commanded them to. It's from this point that a boy is old enough to take responsibility for his own actions. It's a big milestone in a boy or girls life to become bar/bat mitzvah.
These things are usually informal and you can plan it anyway you want.