It is a tradition in the Jewish Religion. :)
Any food can be eaten at a Bar/Bat Mitzvah, including traditional and non traditional foods. The Bar/Bat Mitzvah child can pick the food.
There is no specific food prescribed for such a celebration. However, there is usually a big feast. Usually traditional, kosher Jewish food is served.
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.
The Bar Mitzvah is important to Jews because it is when a Jewish boy is old enough to take on the religious responsibility of an adult.
At age 13, a Bar Mitzvah boy becomes a man in the religious sense.
The Bar Mitzvah is a Jewish ceremony that dates to the 13th century and confirms that a Jewish boy has come of age and should be seen as an adult in the community. The celebration of coming of age remains an important rite in Judaism.
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'.
Zachary Gordon is Jewish. Both of his parents are Jewish.He keeps kosher,goes to shul on shabbos,is having his bar mitzvah, goes to a Jewish camp.
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
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