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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 ...
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 ...
The concept of simcha is an important one in Jewish philosophy. A popular teaching by Rabbi Nachman of Breslov, a 19th-century Chassidic Rabbi, is " Mitzvah Gedolah Le'hiyot Besimcha Tamid," it is a great mitzvah (commandment) to always be in a state of happiness. When a person is happy one is much more capable of serving God and going about ...
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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 ...
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 ...
Hold a kettlebell with both hands. Keep your back flat, squat down, and bend forward so the kettlebell is between your legs. Press your hips forward to swing the weight up to shoulder height ...