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The term "bar mitzvah" appears first in the Talmud, meaning "one who is subject to the law", though it does not refer to age. [21] The term "bar mitzvah", in reference to age, cannot be clearly traced earlier than the 14th century, the older rabbinical term being "gadol" (adult) or "bar 'onshin" (one legally responsible for own misdoings). [20]
One of the most important events to take place during Jewish education is the celebration of the Bar and Bat Mitzvah. Bar/Bat Mitzvah education begins in the 6th and 7th grade, when students are provided with an instructor – usually a rabbi or cantor – and begin studying their torah and haftorah portion [6] by learning to use cantillation ...
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An adult bar/bat mitzvah is a bar or bat mitzvah of a Jewish person older than the customary age. Traditionally, a bar or bat mitzvah occurs at age 13 for boys and 12 for girls. Adult Jews who have never had a bar or bat mitzvah may choose to have one later in life, and many who have had one at the traditional age choose to have a second. [1]
Baruch Sheptarani (Hebrew: ברוך שפטרני) It is a blessing used by Jews that the boy's father blesses when his son reaches the age of thirteen (bar mitzvah). The blessing is greeted by Jews immediately after the boy made Aliyah. [1] The first source for this blessing is in Midrash Rabbah on Parshas Toldot.
Since 1999, the church has undergone extensive restoration of the original structure, the interior decoration by John A. Mallin in 1961 and the 1928 Austin organ, Opus 1602. [2] The historic paintings in the Shrine Altars which date to 1890, were recently restored by the Art Institute of Chicago .
Welcome back to another season of Chicago Bears football at Soldier Field. The Bears have called the stadium home since 1971, but we don’t know how long the team will be playing by Lake Michigan ...
St. Michael (Polish: Kościół Świętego Michała) is a church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago. The current church is located at E. 83rd Street and S. South Shore Drive in South Chicago, a neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. It is a prime example of the so-called "Polish Cathedral style" of churches in both its opulence and grand ...