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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]
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]
The Bar Mitzvah for boys at age 13, and the Bat Mitzvah for girls at age 12 or 13, marks the transition into religious adulthood. This involves reciting from the Torah in front of the congregation and signifies the young person's responsibilities in the Jewish community.
Nonetheless, in the Talmud; Pirkei Avot (5:25), Rabbi Yehuda ben Teime gives the age of 18 as the appropriate age to get married. At the end of the bar or bat mitzvah, the boy or girl is showered with candies, which act as "sweet blessings". Besides the actual ceremony, there usually is a bar or bat mitzvah party.
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 ...
Judaism: The age of majority is 13 years for boys (bar mitzvah) and 12 years for girls (bat mitzvah) for religious purposes. [129] However, Jewish law follows (according to some interpretations) the law of the land if there is a difference, such as in marriage age. Christianity (only the Roman Catholic Church): 18 years. [130]
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A Hebrew birthday (also known as a Jewish birthday) is the date on which a person is born according to the Hebrew calendar.This is important for Jews, particularly when calculating the correct date for day of birth, day of death, a bar mitzva or a bat mitzva.