I'm 16 and have not yet had a Bat Mitzvah. Is it better to have a late bat mitzvah at 16 or 17 than not to have one at all? I feel terrible and embarrassed about not having had one yet, but I really want to be bat mitzvahed and I know I'll regret not doing it.
2007-07-12 14:04:11 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
Talk to your rabbi about this. If it's "legal" in the Jewish law, I'm sure he'll say to go for it!! (Probably in different words.) lol If you'll regret no doing it, I pray that it will be allowed. Good luck, hon. :)
2007-07-12 14:12:42 · answer #1 · answered by LadyLynn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Bat mitzvah" is automatic at age 12, you need do nothing.
The "Bat mitzvah" ceremony is a relatively new Jewish "tradition" starting with the first public celebration on March 18, 1922 for Judith Kaplan, daughter of Rabbi Kaplan the founder of the Reconstructionist Movement. The Reform and Conservative movements also do it but the Orthodox do not.
If you want to do it, it is never too late. Talk to your Rabbi as you will have to do quite a bit more than just standing up and saying "today I am a woman."
2007-07-13 11:11:04 · answer #2 · answered by forgivebutdonotforget911 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its never to late to have a bat mitzvah
2007-07-12 22:40:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can have a Bat Mitzvah ceremony at any age. Many adults have them because they didn't get a chance to have one when they were teen-agers. Talk to your Rabbi. If this is important to you, then you should go ahead and do it. Mazel Tov!
2007-07-12 21:26:41 · answer #4 · answered by la buena bruja 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
once you turned 12 your already a bat mitzva. being a bat mitzva really means that you are responsible for the commandments of the Torah. a party or ceremony is not nessessary and having one late isn't that bad.
2007-07-12 21:12:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Have a late one! What if you were a convert? Everybody likes a party, especially one like this!
2007-07-20 04:20:51 · answer #6 · answered by shirleykins 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Better late than never! Go get your Jewish party on girl!
2007-07-19 22:33:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do it up--it would be a shame to miss out on all the gifts and money, and I am sure all your relatives can use an excuse to get together and get drunk!
2007-07-17 22:01:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ask your rabbi if it is ok.
2007-07-12 22:08:38 · answer #9 · answered by blueydscorp 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋