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Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar
~ Bar Mitzvah.
It's not actually the ceremony; nor does it indicate "full membership" in Judaism. As soon as a Jewish baby is born, it is a full-fledged Jew. When a boy turns 13 years old, he is called a "bar mitzvah" meaning "son of mitzvah". When a Jewish boy becomes a bar mitzvah, it means that he is old enough to be obligated with the religious responsibilities of an adult and this includes being called up to read from the Torah.
Anglican
Shintoism is most concerned with the things that happen in this world.
The candelabra used during Hanukkah actually holds 9 candles and is called a Hannukiah (Hanukkah-menorah).
about 200 BC until the beginning of the twentieth century....
Eastern Catholic Churches.
Catholic.
Shavuot "sha-VOO-ote" in Hebrew. The word means "Weeks", probably because of
the holiday's timing: It's the only holiday in the Torah without a date of its own,
defined only as commencing seven weeks after the beginning of Passover.
In 2011, Shavuot begins at sunset on Tuesday, June 7.
