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Bar Mitzvah/Bat Mitzvah
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  • Bar/Bat Mitzvah

    A description of the ceremony and of the preparations that began some years earlier.

  • Bar Mitzvah, Bat Mitzvah, and Confirmation

    It is explained that at the age of 13 (or 12 for girls) children automatically become obligated to observe the commandments. The Bar Mitzvah/Bat Mitzvah ceremonies are not required and are relatively new. The forms taken by the Bar Mitzvah and the obligations associated with it are discussed.

  • Bar-Mitzvah Etiquette for the Non-Jew

    By Rabbi Richard Hirch, this useful account of the Bar Mitzvah ceremony is a response to a Christian lady's query on how to behave at her jewish nephew's coming-of-age.