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	Judaism 101: Bar Mitzvah, Bat Mitzvah and Confirmation
		The bar mitzvah ceremony formally marks the assumption of that obligation, along with the corresponding right to take part in leading religious services, to count in a minyan (the minimum number of people needed to perform certain parts of religious services), to form binding contracts, to testify before religious courts and to marry.
		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.
		It is important to note that a bar mitzvah is not the goal of a Jewish education, nor is it a graduation ceremony marking the end of a person's Jewish education.
	www.jewfaq.org /barmitz.htm (1193 words)

	Bar and Bat Mitzvah
		The bar mitzvah or bat mitzvah formally marks the child's acceptance of that obligation and recognizes the new, responsible adult as a member of the Jewish community.
		Bar mitzvah and bat mitzvah also bestow the right to lead religious services, to count in a minyan (the minimum number of people needed to perform certain parts of religious services), to form binding contracts, to testify before religious courts, and to marry.
		The bar and bat mitzvah formally mark the age at which children are required to observe the commandments under Jewish law.
	pressroom.hallmark.com /bar_bat_mitzvah_facts.html (893 words)

	Bat Mitzvah Tour: Bat Mitzvah in Israel, Planning, Ideas - Free Private Bat Mitzvah Tour Quote
		A Bat Mitzvah in Israel that we plan will provide your daughter with a lifetime's worth of memories and deepen her connection to Israel.
		For a Bat Mitzvah in Israel, you might want one of the traditional locations, such as Massada or the Southern Wall, or you may opt for an ancient synagogue in the Galilee or the Golan.
		If you are planning more than just a Bat Mitzvah tour, you must first choose the venue for the actual ceremony as well as a venue for the celebration, (if you plan on having one in Israel).
	www.batmitzvahinisrael.com (416 words)

	Hanefesh: The Bar / Bat Mitzvah Guide
		Bar/Bat Mitzvah to ranslated literally, means "son" (bar) or "daughter" (bat) "of the Commandments, it is a crossover from childhood to adulthood; a highlight in a Jewish life.
		When boys and girls become bar and bat mitzvah, they reach a new stage of development in their lives and start thinking about the kind of people they want to be.
		The meal is often accompanied by speeches from friends and relatives who encourage the bar or bat mitzvah to undertake their new role as a Jewish adult with joy, and to strive to add spirituality to their lives.
	www.hanefesh.com /edu/Bar-Bat_Mitzvah.htm (605 words)

	Bar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah
		Although girls become bat mitzvah at 12 because it was thought that girls matured earlier, many wait until they are 13 years old before performing the bat mitzvah ceremony.
		Bar mitzvah literally means "son [bar] of the commandment [mitzvah]" (bat mitzvah is translated "daughter of the commandment").
		Bar and bat mitzvah are considered responsible for their own conduct and are required to observe the commandments.
	www.evjcc.org /resources/lifecycle/barmitzvah.html (877 words)

	The First American Bat Mitvah
		As Hyman notes, "The bat mitzvah ritual was introduced into American Judaism as both an ethical and pragmatic response to gender divisions in traditional Judaism." In Jewish law, a girl reaches majority at age 12, but until the invention of bat mitzvah there was no ritual ceremony to mark this passage.
		Mordecai Kaplan intended bat mitzvah to give females equal standing with males and stimulate Jewish education for women so they would be better able to transmit Jewish knowledge to their children.
		The introduction of bat mitzvah, which was originally meant only to mark the passage from Jewish girlhood to Jewish womanhood, raised a series of issues.
	www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/Judaism/firstbat.html (793 words)

	Bar/Bat Mitzvah Guide - bar mitzvah party favor - bar mitzvah entertainment - bat mitzvah invitations
		Bar Mitzvah is the Hebrew phrase meaning "son of the commandment," and Bat Mitzvah means "daughter of the commandment." Becoming a Bar or Bat Mitzvah means that a boy or girl has become an adult, and is fully responsible for his or her morals and religious duties.
		Because the Bat Mitzvah gave Jewish women a voice, it was a controversial event that many traditional Jews did not accept.
		The Bat Mitzvah is still a relatively new idea that continues to evolve.
	www.barbatmitzvahguide.com /index.asp?key=historical (1171 words)

	Bar Mitzvah - Bat Mitzvah - All you need to know from meaning to planning.
		The Bar mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah are a "rite of passage," a crossover from childhood to adulthood; a milestone in a Jewish life.
		For many children, preparing for a bar mitzvah ceremony a highlight of their growing awareness of Judaism and is a moment when they are the center of attention (a most craved position).
		Furthermore a bar and bat mitzvah is timed to coincide with the first stretch of adolescence.
	www.mazornet.com /jewishcl/mitzvah.htm (404 words)

	Bar and Bat Mitzvah Information on Healthline
		The bat mitzvah was initiated early in the 20th century by Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan, founder of the Reconstructionist Movement.
		A date must be picked—traditionally the Saturday closest to the bar/bat mitzvah's 12th or 13th birthday, but in practice usually within a month or two of the date, depending on the ability of the synagogue to accommodate the family's request.
		Synagogues sometimes have their bar/bat mitzvah classes perform volunteer work in the community as part of their preparation for the occasion, and families may donate a percentage of the money spent on the party dinner to a Jewish charity.
	www.healthline.com /galecontent/bar-and-bat-mitzvah (1072 words)

	MyJewishLearning.com - Lifecycle: Putting the ?Mitzvah? Back in Bar and Bat Mitzvah
		Mitzvah projects are becoming part of the bar/bat mitzvah observance and are changing lives in the process.
		Everyone has heard of bar and bat mitzvah parties where street performers and people in costume are hired to entertain the guests, 12- and 13-year-old children arrive in limousines, and the mother of the bar mitzvah boy changes her outfit every time a new course of dinner is served.
		Her synagogue, Temple Sholom, required her to participate in a family mitzvah project before she became a bat mitzvah last year.
	www.myjewishlearning.com /lifecycle/Bar_Bat_Mitzvah/InPractice/PuttingtheMitzvahBack.htm (860 words)

	Bar Mitzvah, Bat Mitzvah and Confirmation
		It 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.
		The Reform movement tried to do away with the Bar Mitzvah for a while, scorning the idea that a 13 year old child was an adult.
		The age set for bar mitzvah is not an outdated notion based on the needs of an agricultural society, as some suggest.
	www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/Judaism/barmitz.html (801 words)

	Bar/Bat Mitzvah Program
		A: A Bar or Bat Mitzvah is a ceremony that marks the beginning of the transitional period in a boy’s or girl’s life from child to adult.
		Literally meaning Son or Daughter of the Commandment, the Bar or Bat Mitzvah is also the age when a child becomes accountable for his or her actions before God.
		Third, the prospective Bar or Bat Mitzvah will be required, prior to the ceremony, to study the specific Torah portion, and prepare a speech, to be developed under the supervision of the Rabbi.
	www.godwithus.org /bar_bat_mitzvah.html (881 words)

	Bar & Bat Mitzvah - Lifecycles
		Bar Mitzvah literally means "Son of Mitzvah," which describes the young man now responsible to do all mitzvot (commandments).
		Bat Mitzvah literally means "Daughter of Mitzvah," or the young woman now responsible to observe all of her mitzvot.
		Traditionally boys are called up to the Torah on the day of their Bar Mitzvah (or the Sabbath afterward), reflecting their new status as adult participants in the prayers.
	www.chabad.org /library/article.htm/aid/144321/jewish/Bar-Bat-Mitzvah.html (297 words)

	Bar and Bat Mitzvah Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence - Find Articles
		The bar mitzvah ceremony itself is thought to have come into existence in Poland and Germany between the 14th and 16th centuries.
		A date must be picked--traditionally the Saturday closest to the bar/bat mitzvah's 12th or 13th birthday, but in practice usually within a month or two of the date, depending on the ability of the synagogue to accommodate the family's request.
		An innovative modern practice is the celebration of bar/bat mitzvahs by grown men and women who missed having the ceremony at the age of 13-- either because they came from non-observant families or they converted to Judaism as adults.
	findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g2602/is_0000/ai_2602000074 (1045 words)

	Bat Mitzvah Invitations
		The Bat Mitzvah's name is highlighted at the top and the invitation includes a single matching envelope with the holographic design stamped on the back flap to complete your ensemble.
		This layered Bat Mitzvah invitation features a printed cream layer over a back-card with an embossed Hebrew verse translated as "This day was made by G-d, let us exalt and rejoice in Him." Measures 5 1/4"W by 7 3/4"H. Shown with Orchid ink and typestyle Canterbury with name in Avalon.
		The Bat Mitzvah's first and middle names may be printed on the front panels or the Hebrew name may be printed, as shown.
	barmitzvah.invitations4less.com /html/invitation_list.asp?Type=BT (2932 words)

	Torah Trek- Bar/Bat Mitzvah
		Because of you we had a Bat Mitzvah that left a deep mark on all that were present.
		The bat mitzvah ceremony was scheduled for late December 2000, a time when terrorist bombs were detonating on a daily basis throughout Israel.
		Although Shabbos dates in December were taken, the bat mitzvah ceremony could have taken place on a Monday or Thursday at the shul.
	www.torahtrek.com /barmitzvah.htm (1299 words)

	Bat Mitzvah Entertainment, Bat Mitzvah Planning, Bat Mitzvah Theme
		The bat mitzvah theme will dictate everything else about the gathering so it should be decided on early in the process.
		Bat mitzvah planning usually begins when your daughter is a few years from her thirteenth birthday.
		In addition to being the bat mitzvah entertainment, DJs also act as emcees, announcing the blessing, speeches to be given by the family or the Horah.
	www.gigmasters.com /Events/BatMitzvah.asp (712 words)

	What is a Bar or Bat Mitzvah?
		A bar mitzvah boy or bat mitzvah girl strives to come closer to God -- like a son and daughter to his or her parent.
		Bar and bat mitzvahs are typically celebrated with a festive meal, with the family and friends of the bar mitzvah boy or bat mitzvah girl on hand to celebrate their entrance into adulthood.
		The meal is often accompanied by speeches from friends and relatives who encourage the bar or bat mitzvah to undertake their new role as a full-fledged Jewish adult with joy, and to strive to add spirituality to their lives.
	www.aish.com /literacy/lifecycle/what_is_a_bar_or_bat_mitzvah$.asp (780 words)

	Bar Mitzvah Invitations, Printed Bat Mitzvah Invitations (Site not responding. Last check: )
		We offer a large selection of Bar Mitzvah Invitations and Bat Mitzvah Invitations and Accessories, from traditional to contemporary.
		Today, it is common practice for the Bar Mitzvah or Bat Mitzvah celebrant to do much more than just say the blessing.
		For this special time in your young persons live, we feature Bar Mitzvah invitations and Bat Mitzvah invitations that range from traditional to modern - simple to jazzy.
	www.printedexpressions.com /Bat__Bar_Mitzvah-p-1-c-282.html (252 words)

	Bar Mitzvah - Bat Mitzvah Resources
		My family is very excited that their son's Bar Mitzvah is coming up, but I am concerned about the proper etiquette for a non-Jew at the ceremony.
		I spoke to a rabbi last year about finding out what steps needed to be taken so he could be bar mitzvahed and was told that he would have to study Hebrew for 2 years.
		Is there some way of getting him the study that he needs so that he can still have the bar mitzvah that he wants without having to wait 2 years.
	www.mnment.com /barmitzvahs (1018 words)

	Bat Mitzvah Invitations
		This square Bat Mitzvah invitation features an ink-printed star design formed by the juxtoposition of the title "Bat Mitzvah" in varying fonts and screens in the ink color of your choosing.
		The Bat Mitzvah's name is printed in matching typestyle vertically on the left of the invitation.
		This fun and festive, layered Bat Mitzvah invitation features a pale pink top card on which your invitation wording is printed with a wide magenta satin ribbon layered over a fun polkadots back card.
	bar_mitzvah.invitations4less.com /html/invitation_list.asp?Type=BT&keyword=Square (1937 words)

	Jewish Stickers: Bat Mitzvah and Bar Mitzvah
		In Reform and Conservative synagogues, young women celebrate their bat mitzvahs in exactly the same way as young men celebrate their bar mitzvahs, and at the same age, thirteen.
		The first woman to celebrate a bat mitzvah was Judith Kaplan, daughter of Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan, the founder of the Reconstructionist movement.
		Many women who had no opportunity to have bat mitzvah ceremonies as children study Judaism as adults, and elect to celebrate their bat mitzvahs.
	www.jewishstickers.com /gallery/mitzvah.htm (305 words)

	Rabbi Scheinerman's Home Page - Bar/Bat Mitzvah
		Traditionally, after the Bar/Bat Mitzvah assumes his/her place in the congregation, signified by reciting the blessings over the Torah, the parents recite a brief blessings thanking God for releasing them for the responsibility for their child's sins, since the child is now fully responsible before God for his/her own behavior.
		If you will be a guest at a Bar or Bat Mitzvah service, and want a quick reference to know what to expect, please click here.
		One becomes bar/bat mitzvah automatically when one reaches the age of 13 years plus one day, whether one is aware of this status and its ensuing obligations or not.
	scheinerman.net /judaism/life-cycle/b-mitzvah.html (786 words)

	Bar/Bat Mitzvah - Life Cycle (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A boy is Bar Mitzvah when he reaches his thirteenth birthday, while girls are Bat Mitzvah when they are twelve.
		Bar/Bat mitzvah marks the time when a young person is recognized as an adult in the Jewish community and is responsible for performing mitzvot.
		The bar/bat mitzvah ceremony consists of the young person chanting the blessings, and his/her Torah portion which is the Torah portion of the week.
	www.ohavizedek.com /traditions/bar_batmitzvah.shtml (296 words)

	Ritualwell.org - Bar/Bat Mitzvah
		Bar and bat mitzvah parties so dominate the social lives of teens in New York City that, according to a New York Times article, non-Jewish families are holding "faux mitzvahs" for their envious offspring.
		Mordecai Kaplan's daughter describes her bat mitzvah in 1922 in New York.
		Prayer for a Bat Mitzvah According to Italian Ritual in Turin and Milan
	www.ritualwell.org /lifecycles/adolescence/barbatmitzvah (360 words)

	About Family Travel - Bar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah in Israel
		The simplest way to arrange a Bar Mitzvah or Bat Mitzvah in Israel is to work with the agents at About Family Travel, who specialize in Jewish family travel.
		Arrangements for a Bar Mitzvah or Bat Mitzvah on Massada should be coordinated in advance by the accompanying rabbi, through About Family Travel.
		Bar Mitzvah or Bat Mitzvah ceremonies at Neot Kedumim include a tour of this unique artificial nature reserve which ties in with the portion of the week (Haftora).
	www.about-family-travel.com /travel/mitzvah.htm (583 words)

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