BAR MITZVAH


Meaning of BAR MITZVAH in English

Jewish ritual celebrating a boy's 13th birthday and his entry into the community of Judaism .

It usually takes place during a Sabbath service, when the boy reads from the Torah and may give a discourse on the text. The service is often followed by a festive Reform Judaism substituted confirmation of boys and girls for the Bar Mitzvah celebration after 1810, but many congregations restored the Bar Mitzvah in the 20th century. A separate ceremony for girls, Bat Mitzvah, has been instituted in Reform and Conservative Judaism .

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