2006-07-10 10:21:25 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
A Bar-Mitzvah (boy) or Bat-Mitzvah (girl) is a rite of passage which happens at or about age 13. Jewish children are called to read a portion of the Torah - upon completion they are deemed an adult.
A party is usually held in celebration afterwards.
2006-07-10 10:25:36 · answer #1 · answered by Love2teach 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a bar mitzvah is the moment at which a jewish male achievs the status of adulthood -- it happens on the 13th birthday and is often commemorated through the boy's putting on the phylacteries, or being called to say blessings over a torah portion (or reading the portion himself, which only an adult can do in a communal service). Additionally, the event has turned into a chance for a party and family celebration.
nb -- the moment of the birthday is the bar mitzvah -- someone who goes through no ritual is still a bar mitzvah and is still held accountable for his sins (which his father had to account for while he was a religious minor). The ritual is just to point out the status, not to create it.
2006-07-10 17:25:55 · answer #2 · answered by rosends 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you mean bar mitzvah? A boy becomes a bar mitzvah when he turns 13 years old, the age of maturity under Jewish law. A ceremony is usually held to celebrate the coming into adulthood.
2006-07-10 17:26:43 · answer #3 · answered by Cepheid 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all, it's Bar Mitzvah. When a Jewish boy turns 13, he becomes a man. He is allowed to make decisions on his own, and there are no boundaries other than the government.
2006-07-10 17:25:31 · answer #4 · answered by AmiJames 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When a Jewish child reaches the age of maturity (12 years for girls, 13 years for boys) that child becomes responsible for him / herself under Jewish law. At this point a boy is said to become Bar Mitzvah (×ר ×צ××, "son of the commandment"); a girl is said to become Bat Mitzvah (×ת ×צ××, "daughter of the commandment"). They usually have a party to celibrate this, refered to as a mar mitzvah
2006-07-10 17:26:46 · answer #5 · answered by kafka2003 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a coming of age ceremony for Jewish males when they turn 13. I think it's spelled Bar Mitzvah.
2006-07-10 17:25:28 · answer #6 · answered by i luv teh fishes 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A celebration for a young jewish boy( who is usually 13 years old) going in to man hood.
2006-07-10 17:26:55 · answer #7 · answered by ashiline p 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the Jewish celebration of a young boy becoming a man.
2006-07-10 17:24:27 · answer #8 · answered by snodrift777 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A celebration and passing of a young jewish man to the symbolic status of a man.
2006-07-10 17:24:25 · answer #9 · answered by keep_up_w_this 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bar mitzvah
when a jewish boy turns 13 years old
rite of passage
or something like that
2006-07-10 17:24:56 · answer #10 · answered by Roz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋