Bar Mitzvah gifts are not important at all. They serve to show the boy that he is loved (or girl, if it's a bat mitzvah), but they are optional.
Any gift that you would give to a boy or girl is a suitable bar mitzvah gift. Just because it is a bar mitzvah doesn't mean it should be treated specially. Another popular bar mitzvah gift is money in multiples of 18.
There is customarily a meal of celebration and gifts are given to the young man.
For answering this question I need to know if you are going the the Bar Mitzvah or not. Usually in a Bar Mitzvah There is a ceremony with a party, and then it's customary to bring a present and not just a card. If you are not going to the Bar Mitzvah ceremony you can only send a card. Should you go to the Bar Mitzvah or not? It's totally up to you and how close you are with the family.
Go the bar mitzvah sites to see what generally happens and is given on the occasion. There are modern day ideas to look over. Try to think modern and not traditional.
This website, http://www.barmitzvahfavors.com/, has many bar mitzvah favor ideas that you can purchase or get inspiration from to make yourself. It would require only a little amount of time, too!
It's a Jewish tradition to give monetary gifts in multiples of 18.
Anything that is personalized can be given out as gifts and party favors. Gifts with the party persons name on it are always appreciated as it helps everyone remember the special event.
A boy has his Bar Mitzvah at age 13.
It is where the Bar Mitzvah ceremony takes place.
Yes, the boy is called 'a/the bar mitzvah' which translates as 'son of mitzvah'. For a girl, it would be 'a/the bat mitzvah' 'daughter of mitzvah'.
When my twin brothers celebrated their mutual bar mitzvah, the event was generally referred to as a 'double bar mitzvah'. Of course, that was quite a while ago, way back in 5725. Maybe there's been a catchy new label invented since then, I don't know. _____ You just pluralize bar - bnai mitzvah