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Bar Mitzvah: Commonly Asked Questions
- By Sam Silverman
- Published 03/3/2007
- Religion and Spirituality
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What Is A Bar Mitzvah?
Many people will tell you a Bar Mitzvah is the celebration or service of becoming Bar Mitzvaed. This is kind of redundant, and not true. A Bar Mitzvah literally means: A son or daughter of the commandment. It is when a jewish boy or girl takes responsibility of following the Torah's rules and regulations. All in all, a Bar Mitzvah is a son of the commandment and a Bat Mitzvah is a daughter of the commandment.
What Religion Does A Bar Mitzvah Occur In?
The religion that a Bar Mitzvah happens in is Judaism. Judaism is the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the Talmud.
What Happens During A Bar Mitzvah?
At a Bar Mitzvah, the first thing that takes place is the service. The service can take anywhere from one hour to five hours about. During the service, the Bar Mitzvah boy or girl will chant his "Torah Portion" and "Haftorah Portion". He will also say many Jewish prayers and possibly read his D'evor Torah (speech about what his "Torah Portion" is about). After the service comes the party which is pretty self explanitory.
What Is The Party Like?
Many people will tell you a Bar Mitzvah is the celebration or service of becoming Bar Mitzvaed. This is kind of redundant, and not true. A Bar Mitzvah literally means: A son or daughter of the commandment. It is when a jewish boy or girl takes responsibility of following the Torah's rules and regulations. All in all, a Bar Mitzvah is a son of the commandment and a Bat Mitzvah is a daughter of the commandment.
What Religion Does A Bar Mitzvah Occur In?
The religion that a Bar Mitzvah happens in is Judaism. Judaism is the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the Talmud.
At a Bar Mitzvah, the first thing that takes place is the service. The service can take anywhere from one hour to five hours about. During the service, the Bar Mitzvah boy or girl will chant his "Torah Portion" and "Haftorah Portion". He will also say many Jewish prayers and possibly read his D'evor Torah (speech about what his "Torah Portion" is about). After the service comes the party which is pretty self explanitory.
What Is The Party Like?
Like I said before, the party is pretty self explanitory. Usually it will have a theme. For example if the girl's name was Jenna, her theme might be "My Jennaration". Or if the boys name was Sam, his theme could be "Samopoly". It all depends on what the person whose planning the party decides. There is also usually a DJ where the adults and kids can dance. Also everyone is usually assigned a table to sit at while their food is served.