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What is the meaning of Bar and Bat Mitzvah? ... The coming of age actually happens automatically on the child's birthday. Elaborate festivities to mark the occasion are a relatively recent development that serves as a good excuse for friends and extended family to gather.
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www.parentspress.com/ffbarmitzvah.html
www.parentspress.com/ffbarmitzvah.html
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Bar mitzvahs and bat mitzvahs usually take place on Shabbat (the Jewish Sabbath -- Saturday) morning in synagogue. Bar mitzvah boys stand on the bimah (prayer altar) and recite Maftir and Haftorah (a section of the Torah, the Jewish book of...
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_happens_at_a_Bar_Mitzvah
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Many people are surprised to find out that "becoming bar/bat mitzvah" happens automatically when a Jewish boy reaches the age of 13 and or a girl 12. The ceremony that today occupies center stage is actually a historical afterthought, with evidence of observance only from sometime between the 14th and 16th centuries.
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www.myjewishlearning.com/life/Life_Events/BarBat_Mitzva...
www.myjewishlearning.com/life/Life_Events/BarBat_Mitzvah/About_BarBat_Mitzvah.shtml
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An introduction to bar/bat mitzvah and confirmation ... Coming of age for a Jew, which happens automatically at age 13 for a boy and 12 for a girl, is termed bar and bat mitzvah, that is, obligated to perform the Jewish mitzvot (commandments).
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www.myjewishlearning.com/lifecycle/Bar_Bat_Mitzvah/Prim...
www.myjewishlearning.com/lifecycle/Bar_Bat_Mitzvah/PrimerBarBatMitzvah.htm
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Learn about the Jewish coming-of-age ceremonies: Bar Mitzvah, Bat Mitzvah and Confirmation. ... The bar or bat mitzvah is a relatively modern innovation, not mentioned in the Talmud, and the elaborate ceremonies and receptions that are commonplace today were unheard of as recently as a century ago.
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www.jewfaq.org/barmitz.htm
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Bar Mitzvah [boys] and Bat Mitzvah [girls] ... When you have a Bar of Bat Mitzvah, it means that you are counted as an adult in the Jewish community. You are expected to live up to the responsibilities of your religion. It usually occurs around the age of 12 or 13 ... What happens in a Bar of Mat Mitzvah...
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www.op97.org/cyberteen/2000/winter/mitzvah/mitzvah.htm
www.op97.org/cyberteen/2000/winter/mitzvah/mitzvah.htm
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My theory about the huge cultural divide between Jews over bar/bat mitzvah parties – the people who love them and those who can't bear that it happens – is that it's a complete illusion. There is nothing wrong with or inherently non-Jewish about parties.
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judaism.about.com/library/3_lifecycles/bmitzvah/bl_gree...
judaism.about.com/library/3_lifecycles/bmitzvah/bl_greenberg.htm
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This is the important part. It’s when I get called to the Torah to recite a parsha from the scrolls and perform a D’var Torah. ... It is now around 7:30. The ceremony has concluded. You may now leave the sanctuary. See "reception" page for what happens next...
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www.batmitzvah.stendel.ca/ceremony.html
www.batmitzvah.stendel.ca/ceremony.html
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