bar mitzvah
or bar miz·vah
a solemn ceremony held in the synagogue, usually on Saturday morning, to admit as an adult member of the Jewish community a Jewish boy 13 years old who has successfully completed a prescribed course of study in Judaism.
the boy participating in this ceremony.
to administer the ceremony of bar mitzvah to: Our son was bar mitzvahed at the family synagogue.
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Origin of bar mitzvah
1- Compare bat mitzvah.
Words that may be confused with bar mitzvah
- bar mitzvah , bas mitzvah, bat mitzvah
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How to use bar mitzvah in a sentence
They’ve missed out on graduations and bar mitzvahs, proms and vacations.
The pandemic changed everything about family life. These are the parts parents want to keep. | Amy Joyce, Ellen McCarthy, Washington Post Staff | April 22, 2021 | Washington PostI went to his bar mitzvah, which was virtual because of the pandemic.
My mother and her friends couldn’t get coronavirus vaccine appointments, so they turned to a stranger for help. He’s 13. | Greg Harris | February 12, 2021 | Washington PostWhen I turned 13, on the occasion of my bar mitzvah, my Uncle Richard gave me a set of barbells and a subscription to Penthouse.
For her piéce de résistance, Minaj makes one awkward, over-excited bar mitzvah boy's dreams come true.
Nicki Minaj’s ‘Anaconda’ Is Too Much Booty for One Man to Handle | Amy Zimmerman | August 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut my bar mitzvah rabbi survived the camps, camps he could have probably avoided because of his Aryan looks.
A Jewish Ex-Con Recalls Keeping Kosher with the Faithful in Prison | Daniel Genis | May 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
On her bar mitzvah year: “I had the busiest social calendar in New York”
More on her bar mitzvah year: “Having two dresses for bar mitzvah season is like pathetic.”
In August, Horowitz became an Internet sensation when his bar mitzvah performance went viral.
YouTube Sensation Sam Horowitz Picks Eight Looks for Hanukkah | The Fashion Beast Team | November 28, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBeing clever, before he was 13 years old, when he became "bar mitzvah," he had gained a thorough Talmudical education.
Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ | Rev. A. Bernstein, B.D.It was shortly after my confirmation,—I mean my—my Bar-Mitzvah.
Simon Eichelkatz; The Patriarch | Ulrich FrankNow I'm called to go to a bar mitzvah, but will write you again very soon.
Pictures of Jewish Home-Life Fifty Years Ago | Hannah TragerStill, at any cost, he had determined not to miss so important an event as his nephew's bar-mitzvah.
Rabbi and Priest | Milton GoldsmithBut it was not till he was on the point of Bar-Mitzvah (confirmation at thirteen) that the blow fell.
Ghetto Tragedies | Israel Zangwill
British Dictionary definitions for Bar Mitzvah
/ (bɑː ˈmɪtsvə) sometimes not capitals Judaism /
(of a Jewish boy) having assumed full religious obligations, being at least thirteen years of age
the occasion, ceremony, or celebration of that event
the boy himself on that day
Origin of Bar Mitzvah
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Cultural definitions for bar mitzvah
[ (bahr mits-vuh) ]
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