"son/daughter of commandment" One who is fully obligated to learn to observe the mitzvot of the Torah.
(lit., "one obligated to fulfill the commandments"): used to refer to the age when this obligation becomes incumbent on a person and also to the celebration marking that occasion
Bat Mitzvah "Son / daughter of (i.e., offspring belonging to) commandment." A youth who has reached the age of thirteen (for girls, sometimes twelve), the age of religious majority at which one is responsible for one's actions and keeping the precepts of the Torah. By extension, the synagogue ceremony in which the youth first reads from the Torah. (Although in Orthodox congregations women may not read from the Torah, the Bat Mitzvah ceremony is sometimes observed by a weekday recitation of appropriate scriptural passages and prayers.) (Note: "son" in Hebrew is "ben", but "bar" is Aramaic, the everyday language of the area around the Holy Land from the first century C.E. onwards.)
(Aramaic and Hebrew, “son of the commandment”) — Coming-of-age ceremony marking a Jewish boy's acceptance, at age thirteen, of responsibility for carrying out the commandments of the Torah.
Translated literally as 'commandment age' the term refers to the ceremony when a Jewish boy or girl takes on the religious responsibilities of an adult Jew. Bar Mitzvah is the term used for males, and Bat Mitzvah is used for females.
'Son of the commandment' - ceremony of initiation for a 13 year old boy
(bar MITS-vah) n. A son (bar) of the commandment; a man of duty. Normally at the age of 13, the Jewish boy reaches maturity and is thereafter considered responsible for his religious acts. A Bar Mitzvah can be called up to the read the Torah, use Tefillin in weekday prayers each morning, and be counted as one of the ten men necessary for minyan, the minimum number required for congregational worship service The Bar Mitzvah ceremony. The Bar Mitzvah is generally called up to make a b'rakha over the Torah at the first opportunity after he reaches this status, and may read the Parashah and/or the Haftarah. The father is also given an aliyah after his son's, at which he recites the additional blessing, "Blessed is He Who has relieved me of the punishment of this boy." An oneg or festive meal is often celebrated in honor of this event.
Son of the commandments. When a boy becomes a full member of the community at age 13.
(lit., "one obligated to fulfill the commandments"; Aram./Heb.): the age at which this obligation becomes incumbent on a person, and the celebration marking that occasion
(Hebrew, "son of the commandment"). A boy who has reached the age of 13 and is thereafter expected to obey the commandments. Term also used for the ceremony marking this occasion. See Jewish Life Cycle: Bar/Bat Mitzvah.
a special ceremony for young boys that marks their transition from child to man in the eyes of Jewish law. It usually takes place during the boy's 13th year. The child will read passages from the Torah during a service at the synagogue, and during a party afterwards will receive presents to celebrate his maturity.
Thirteen years old, when a Jewish boy attains religious responsibility.
An occasion on which a boy of 13 is formally ushered into the adult Jewish community. Now he is expected to fulfill all his religious duties and take responsibility for his own actions.
(Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 13th birthday of a Jewish boy and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility; "a bar mitzvah is an important social event"
confirm in the bar mitzvah ceremony, of boys in the Jewish faith
a beautiful ritual and rite of passage
a celebration of Jewish tradition and continuity, and a meeting between the past and the future
a ceremony where a son takes his place in the family
a coming of age celebration for young men of the Jewish faith
a coming-of-age ceremony for a young boy performed when he reaches thirteen years of age
a coming of age ceremony that every Jewish boy (or Bat Mitzvah for a girl) are expected to have when they reach thirteen
a Jewish person who is responsible for his or her own actions
a religious ceremony that marks a boy's coming of age
a time when a young man has the yoke of Torah placed upon his shoulders
a very important milestone, and the Jewish community holds nothing back
a very special time in the life of a Jewish boy
a Jewish boy is offered the Bar Mitzvah ritual at the age of thirteen, the age at which he is officially obliged to fulfill the religious obligations of a grown-up Jew.
At the age of 13, Jewish boys are called to the Torah to begin their obligations in observing the Jewish commandments. Noteworthy carries many Bar Mitzvah invitations, although not online. Please contact us if you wish to learn more about our Bar Mitzvah products.
Ceremony for Jewish boys, held on the 13th birthday, celebrating the coming of age of responsibility.
This term is used to describe a boy's 13th birthday and the time when he is considered to be a Jewish adult.
Non-Scriptural rite of passage, literally means "Son of the Commandment" and is achieved at age 13 when a boy reaches an age of responsibility towards G-d's Torah. Originated in the Talmudic age and became a popularized ritual in the 16th and 17th centuries.
a thirteen year old male who is then obligated in mitzvohs
literally means “son of the commandment.†At age 13, Jewish children become obligated to observe the commandments. A Bar/Bat Mitzvah (Bar for boy, Bat for girl) is a formal ceremony marking the assumption of that obligation.
When a 13-year-old Jewish male assumes the religious responsibilities of an adult
Religious ceremony marking coming of age of thirteen-year-old Jewish boy.
The initiation ceremony or rite which occurs when a Jewish boy takes on adult responsibilities in Judaism. This takes place when he reaches the age of 13 years.
(BAHR MITS-vuh) Lit. son of the commandment. A boy who has achieved the age of 13 and is consequently obligated to observe the commandments. Also, a ceremony marking the fact that a boy has achieved this age.
13-year-old boy now responsible for fulfilling the commandments; the ceremony at which this rite of passage occurs. bat mitzvah for girls. comparable to confirmation for Catholics.