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A bar mitzvah (masc.), or bat mitzvah (fem.) [a] is a coming-of-age ritual in Judaism. According to Jewish law, before children reach a certain age, the parents are responsible for their child's actions. Once Jewish children reach that age, they are said to "become" b'nai mitzvah, at which point they begin to be held accountable for their own ...
Gaily wrapped baskets of sweets, drinks and other foodstuffs given as mishloach manot on Purim day. Mishloach manot (Hebrew: משלוח מנות [miʃˈlo.aχ maˈnot], literally, 'sending of portions'; also spelled and pronounced mishloach manos), or shalech mones (Yiddish: שלח־מנות Yiddish pronunciation: [ʃaləχmɔnəs]), and also called a Purim basket, are gifts of food or drink ...
Bar/Bat Mitzvah Quotes for a Card. Pascal Deloche /GODONG - Getty Images. "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined." — Henry David Thoreau. “You define ...
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Avrutch. Malachim. v. t. e. A Mitzvah tank is a vehicle used by the Orthodox Jewish practitioners of Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidism as a portable "educational and outreach center" and "mini- synagogue " (or "minagogue") to reach out to non-observant and alienated Jews. Mitzvah tanks have been commonplace on the streets of New York City since 1974 ...
In its secondary meaning, the word mitzvah refers to a deed performed in order to fulfill such a commandment. As such, the term mitzvah has also come to express an individual act of human kindness in keeping with the law. The expression includes a sense of heartfelt sentiment beyond mere legal duty, as "you shall love your neighbor as yourself ...
Tiffany Haddish, whose new Netflix special is called 'Black Mitzvah,' just had a real Jewish ceremony in front of family and friends. Tiffany Haddish just had a genuine Bat Mitzvah: All the photos ...
Tzedakah (Hebrew: צְדָקָה ṣədāqā, [ts (e)daˈka]) is a Hebrew word meaning "righteousness", but commonly used to signify charity. [1] This concept of "charity" differs from the modern Western understanding of "charity". The latter is typically understood as a spontaneous act of goodwill and a marker of generosity; tzedakah is an ...