That is the accepted age at where boys are considered mature enough to take on the religious responsibilities of an adult.
A boy has his Bar Mitzvah at age 13.
13. This is for a boy. A bat mitzvah is for a girl, age twelve.
They have Bar Mitzvah ceremonies for boys & Bat Mitzvah ceremonies for girls.
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
At age 13, a Bar Mitzvah boy becomes a man in the religious sense.
You have to be 13 years old.
Jewish boys have a Bar Mitzvah at 13 years as a rite of passage.
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).
13 years old.
Orthodox girls do have bat mitzvah celebrations at age 12. Bar mitzvah is at age 13.
Jews celebrate a bar mitzvah when a boy turns 13 and becomes a official adult man/member of the community.
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.