"means ""son of the commandment"" literally, and ""subject to commandments"" figuratively). Girls mature a year earlier, and become a ""bat mitzvah"" (""bat mitzvah"" means ""daughter of the commandment"") at twelve. The new men and women are looked upon as adults and are expected to uphold the Jewish commandments and laws. Also, in religious court they are adults and can marry with their new title of an adult. 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"
"Bar and Bat Mitzvah Bar Mitzvah () is a Jewish coming of age ritual for boys. Bat Mitzvah (; Ashkenazi pronunciation: ""Bas Mitzvah"") is a Jewish coming of age ritual for girls. The plural is ""B'nai Mitzvah"" for boys, and ""B'not Mitzvah"" (Ashkenazi pronunciation: ""B'nos Mitzvah"") for girls. According to Jewish law, when Jewish boys become 13 years old, they become accountable for their actions and become a bar mitzvah. A girl becomes a bat mitzvah at the age of 12 according to Orthodox and Conservative Jews, and at the age of 13 according to Reform Jews. Prior to reaching"
"Bat mitzvah is 13 for boys and 12 or 13 for girls, some adults choose to have a Bar or Bat Mitzvah if they were unable to have them as children. Since the 1970s, the ""Adult Bar and Bat Mitzvah"" have been growing in popularity. Bar/Bat Barakah means, in Aramaic, ""Son/Daughter of the Blessing"". In honour and recognition of Jewish traditions, including Zeved habat and Bar and Bat Mitzvah, some Christians have begun to conduct a Bar and Bat Barakah ceremony to pronounce blessings upon their children. Bar and Bat Mitzvah Bar Mitzvah () is a Jewish coming of age"
"Upsherin Upsherin, Upsheren, Opsherin or Upsherinish (Yiddish: אפשערן, lit. ""shear off"", Judaeo-Arabic: חלאקה, ""ḥalāqah"") is a haircutting ceremony observed by a wide cross-section of Jews and is particularly popular in Haredi Jewish communities. It is typically held when a boy turns three years old. Among those who practice the upsherin, the male infant does not have his hair cut until this ceremony. The upsherin tradition is a relatively modern custom in Judaism and has only become a popular practice since the 17th century. Yoram Bilu, a professor of anthropology and psychology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, suggests that there"
"experience celebrating the covenant between God and the Jewish people. Unlike other ""seudot mitzvah"" in which the meal (""seudah"") follows the act or ceremony which warrants the festive meal, the redemption ceremony for a first-born Jewish male child (called ""Pidyon HaBen"" in Hebrew), is actually ""part"" of the meal. The ceremony is led by a kohen, who ritually washes his hands, recites the blessing over bread, and partakes of some bread before beginning the ceremony. The ceremony, which follows a traditional text, is a verbal exchange between the kohen and the father of the child. The kohen asks the father"
"on the tongue,"" the Hebrew letters are covered with honey, and the children lick them as they read. Sometimes the hair that is cut off in the ""upsherin"" ceremony is weighed, and charity is given in that amount. If the hair is long enough, it may be donated to a charity that makes wigs for cancer patients.<ref> Upsherin Upsherin, Upsheren, Opsherin or Upsherinish (Yiddish: אפשערן, lit. ""shear off"", Judaeo-Arabic: חלאקה, ""ḥalāqah"") is a haircutting ceremony observed by a wide cross-section of Jews and is particularly popular in Haredi Jewish communities. It is typically held when a boy turns three years"
"the family and the community. Bar mitzvah is mentioned in the Mishnah (Ethics of the Fathers, ) and in the Talmud. In some classic sources the age of 13 appears for instance as the age from which males must fast on the Day of Atonement, while females fast from the age of 12. The age of b'nai mitzvah roughly coincides with physical puberty. The bar or bat mitzvah ceremony is usually held on the first Shabbat after a boy's thirteenth and a girl's twelfth birthday (or thirteenth in Reform congregations). ""Bar"" () is a Jewish Babylonian Aramaic word literally meaning"
"demographic markers"" of normative conceptions of adulthood."" In particular, younger cohorts' attainment of adulthood centers on three criteria: gaining a sense of responsibility, independent decision-making, and financial independence. According to Jewish tradition, adulthood is reached at age 13 (the minimum age of the Bar Mitzvah or Bat Mitzvah) for Jewish boys and girls; they are expected to demonstrate preparation for adulthood by learning the Torah and other Jewish practices. The Christian Bible and Jewish scripture contain no age requirement for adulthood or marrying, which includes engaging in sexual activity The 1983 Code of Canon Law states, ""A man before he"
"readings. Many synagogues provide classes for adults. In popular culture, there have been depictions of adult bar mitzvahs on TV shows: Adult bar and bat mitzvah An adult bar/bat mitzvah is a bar or bat mitzvah of a person older than the customary age. Traditionally, a bar or bat mitzvah occurs at age 13 and 12 for boys and girls respectively. However, many adult Jews who have never had a bar or bat mitzvah choose to have one later in life, and many who have had one at the traditional age choose to have a second. An adult bar or"
"on the lunar calendar, boys receive their first hair cut in their even year and girls in odd year. The ritual of cutting the first hair is called Daah' Urgeeh. It is a big occasion for a whole family when guests are invited. Each guest cuts a strand of hair, saying his wishes to the child, and gives a gift. Many Orthodox and Hasidic Jewish boys get their first haircut when they are three years old. The hair-cutting ceremony is known in Yiddish as the ""upsherenish"" or ""upsherin"" (shear off), and in Hebrew ""halaqah"" (smoothing). In Israel, there are also"
"boy's first haircut takes place on his third Hebrew birthday known as an ""upsherin"". Education and Sharing Day in the United States is held on 11 Nissan, the Hebrew birthday of the late Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the last Rebbe of Chabad Hasidism. Hebrew birthday 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 Jewish people, particularly when calculating the correct date for day of birth, day of death, a bar mitzva or a bat mitzva. This is because the Jewish calendar"
"on Jewish themes and principles to help girls in grades 8-12 face the intricacies of adolescent life. The name of the program is derived from the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hodesh, which marks the beginning of every lunar month. It is a hybrid between a youth group and a facilitated discussion. It meets on a monthly basis, and is based on the Jewish tradition of a women's new moon celebtrations. Moving traditions partners with synagogues, schools, and Jewish Community Centers to operate the program. The organization trains adult group leaders to facilitate the ""Rosh Hodesh"" groups. They meet and discuss"
"a Jewish girl reaches the age of twelve, according to Jewish law, she is called a ""gedolah"" (the feminine form of ""gadol""). ""Kohen Gadol"" refers to the high priests in the Jewish Temples. ""Shabbat Hagadol"" is the Shabbat prior to Passover. In modern Hebrew, ""gadol"" as slang is used as an interjection to mean something is extremely cool, out of this world, superb, awesome, absurdly funny or hilarious. For example, upon hearing a funny joke one might interject """"Gadol!"""" In English writing, the transliterated word """"gadol"""" generally refers to a prominent rabbi. Biographies of Gedolim: Alphabetical Index Gadol Gadol or"
"Adult bar and bat mitzvah An adult bar/bat mitzvah is a bar or bat mitzvah of a person older than the customary age. Traditionally, a bar or bat mitzvah occurs at age 13 and 12 for boys and girls respectively. However, many adult Jews who have never had a bar or bat mitzvah choose to have one later in life, and many who have had one at the traditional age choose to have a second. An adult bar or bat mitzvah can be held at any age after adulthood is reached and can be performed in a variety of ways."
"for about 20 guests, both Jewish and non-Jewish – including the President and his family, members of the President's and First Lady's staffs, and friends and their families – features the reading of the Haggadah, traditional rituals such as the hiding of the afikoman and the cup of Elijah, and the reading of the Emancipation Proclamation. Passover Seder The Passover Seder ( 'order, arrangement'; ""seyder"") is a Jewish ritual feast that marks the beginning of the Jewish holiday of Passover. It is conducted throughout the world on the evening of the 15th day of Nisan in the Hebrew calendar (with"
"Quartodecimanism The term ""Quartodecimanism"" (from the Vulgate Latin ""quarta decima"" in Leviticus 23:5, meaning fourteenth) refers to the custom of early Christians celebrating Passover beginning with the eve of the 14th day of Nisan (or Aviv in the Hebrew Bible calendar), which at dusk is biblically the ""Lord's passover"". The modern Jewish Passover and Feast of Unleavened Bread is seven days, starting with the sunset at the beginning of Nisan 15. Judaism reckons the beginning of each day at sunset, not at sunrise as was the ancient custom in European traditions. The biblical law regarding Passover is said to be"
"observe religious practices. As such, the reform rite of ""confirmation"" was originally a replacement for the Bar/Bat mitzvah ceremony, held at age 16. In later decades, the Reform movement modified this view, and now much of Reform Judaism in the United States encourages children to celebrate becoming Bar/Bat mitzvah at the traditional age, and then has the confirmation at the later age as a sign of a more advanced completion of their Jewish studies. Today, many Reform Jewish congregations hold confirmation ceremonies as a way of marking the biblical festival of ""Shavuot"" and the decision of young adults to embrace"
"Passover Passover, also called Pesach (; from Hebrew ""Pesah, Pesakh""), is a major, biblically derived Jewish holiday. Jews celebrate Passover as a commemoration of their liberation by God from slavery in ancient Egypt and their freedom as a nation under the leadership of Moses. It commemorates the story of the Exodus as described in the Hebrew Bible, especially in the Book of Exodus, in which the Israelites were freed from slavery in Egypt. According to standard biblical chronology, this event would have taken place at about 1300 BCE (AM 2450). Passover is a spring festival which during the existence of"
"Passover Seder The Passover Seder ( 'order, arrangement'; ""seyder"") is a Jewish ritual feast that marks the beginning of the Jewish holiday of Passover. It is conducted throughout the world on the evening of the 15th day of Nisan in the Hebrew calendar (with a calendar day reckoned to start at sunset). The day falls in late March or in April of the Gregorian calendar and the Passover lasts for 7 days in Israel and 8 days outside Israel. Jews generally observe one or two seders: in Israel, one seder is observed on the first night of Passover; many Diaspora"
"Bark Mitzvah A Bark Mitzvah is an observance and celebration of a dog's coming of age, like the Jewish traditional Bar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah. The term has been in use since at least as early as 1958 and Bark Mitzvahs are sometimes held as an adjunct to the festival of Purim for fun. The Bark Mitzvah is a celebration not necessarily held in conjunction with a specific age but can occur when the dog turns 13 months or 13 years of age. During some Bark Mitzvahs, dogs wear a tallit, a ritual prayer shawl worn during Jewish religious services"
"Chu Hua Yuan Chu Hua Yuan (）is the coming of age ceremony in the Chaoshan area. It is practiced by both males and females when they reach their 15th year of the nominal age. The ceremony is usually held in the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, but some families may also choose another auspicious day usually in the third or fifth lunar month. The literal meaning of Chu Hua Yuan is ""out of garden"", which means that the children have grown up and no longer play only in the garden. The day of ""Chu Hua Yuan"" has a"
"Jewish wedding A Jewish wedding is a wedding ceremony that follows Jewish laws and traditions. While wedding ceremonies vary, common features of a Jewish wedding include a ketubah (marriage contract) which is signed by two witnesses, a wedding canopy (""chuppah"" or ""huppah""), a ring owned by the groom that is given to the bride under the canopy, and the breaking of a glass. Technically, the Jewish wedding process has two distinct stages: ""kiddushin"" (sanctification or dedication, also called ""erusin"", betrothal in Hebrew) and ""nissuin"" (marriage), when the couple start their life together. The first stage prohibits the woman to all"
"to take on a dual role of celebrating both academic achievement as well as sexual maturity. Quinceañera, in parts of Latin America, Début in the Philippines, Ji Li in China, and Sweet Sixteen in the United States coincide closely with graduation, which highlights the importance and broad recognition of the transition; however, these celebrations have been most prominently celebrated only by girls up until recently. A number of traditions are associated with the earlier critical maturation point of menarche. A girl's menarche is commemorated in varying ways, with some traditional Jewish customs defining it as a contamination, with the customs"
"many kibbutz children are opting for a more traditional bar mitzvah celebration. Among some Jews, a man who has reached the age of 83 will celebrate a second bar mitzvah, under the logic that in the Torah it says that a normal lifespan is 70 years, so that an 83-year-old can be considered 13 in a second lifetime. This ritual is becoming more common as people live longer, healthier lives. A Bark Mitzvah is a pseudo-traditional observance and celebration of a dog's coming of age, as in the Jewish traditional bar mitzvah and bat mitzvah. The term has been in"
"Counting of the Omer Counting of the Omer (, Sefirat HaOmer, sometimes abbreviated as Sefira or the Omer) is an important verbal counting of each of the forty-nine days between the Jewish holidays of Passover and Shavuot as stated in the Hebrew Bible: . This ""mitzvah"" (""commandment"") derives from the Torah commandment to count forty-nine days beginning from the day on which the ""Omer"", a sacrifice containing an ""omer""-measure of barley, was offered in the Temple in Jerusalem, up until the day before an offering of wheat was brought to the Temple on Shavuot. The Counting of the ""Omer"" begins"
"Coming of Age Day Coming of age ceremonies have been celebrated in Japan since at least 714 AD, when a young prince donned new robes and a hairstyle to mark his passage into adulthood. The holiday was first established in 1948, to be held every year on January 15. In 2000, as a result of the Happy Monday System, Coming of Age Day was changed to the second Monday in January. Japan's low birth rate and shrinking percentage of young people, coupled with disruptions to some ceremonies in recent years (such as an incident in Naha in 2002, when drunken"
"Sukkot concludes God will deliver a final, merciful judgment, hence the use of """"gmar"""" (""end"") that is """"tov"""" (""good""). Rosh Hashanah Rosh Hashanah (), literally meaning the ""head [of] the year"" is the Jewish New Year. The biblical name for this holiday is Yom Teruah (), literally ""day of shouting or blasting"". It is the first of the Jewish High Holy Days ( ""Yamim Nora'im"". ""Days of Awe"") specified by that occur in the early autumn of the Northern Hemisphere. Rosh Hashanah is a two-day celebration that begins on the first day of Tishrei, which is the seventh month of"
"Rosh Chodesh Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh (; trans. ""Beginning of the Month""; lit. ""Head of the Month"") is the name for the first day of every month in the Hebrew calendar, marked by the birth of a new moon. It is considered a minor holiday, akin to the intermediate days of Passover and Sukkot. The Book of Exodus establishes the beginning of the Hebrew calendar: In the Book of Numbers, God speaks of the celebration of the new moon to Moses: ""And on your joyous occasions - your fixed festivals and new moon days - you shall sound the"
"Rosh Hashanah Rosh Hashanah (), literally meaning the ""head [of] the year"" is the Jewish New Year. The biblical name for this holiday is Yom Teruah (), literally ""day of shouting or blasting"". It is the first of the Jewish High Holy Days ( ""Yamim Nora'im"". ""Days of Awe"") specified by that occur in the early autumn of the Northern Hemisphere. Rosh Hashanah is a two-day celebration that begins on the first day of Tishrei, which is the seventh month of the ecclesiastical year. It marks the beginning of the civil year, according to the teachings of Judaism, while the"
"of someone's day of birth is for the Egyptian Pharaoh which is recorded in . Rabbi Moshe Feinstein always acknowledged birthdays. The Lubavitcher Rebbe encouraged people to celebrate their birthdays, by gathering friends, making positive resolutions, and through various religious observances. According to Rabbi Yissocher Frand, the anniversary of a person's birth is a special day for that person's prayers to be accepted. The bar mitzvah of 13-year-old Jewish boys, or bat mitzvah for 12-year-old Jewish girls, is perhaps the only Jewish celebration undertaken in what is often perceived to be in coalition with a birthday. Despite modern celebrations where"
"of Bar Mitzvah at the age of 12 or 13, at which point Jewish children become responsible for their actions and ""one to whom the commandments apply."" This analogy is not very helpful since a Jew who is not ""Bar Mitzvah"" is nonetheless considered to be fully a Jew—whereas the notion of an ""unbaptized Christian"" is more problematic. Many Christian theologians, including Zwingli, regard baptism as analogous to the Jewish practice of circumcision, rather than analogous to the Bar Mitzvah ceremony, although there are no explicit sections of the New Testament that support this idea. Among credobaptists, differences in denominational"
"and Elkanah goes to Shiloh to participate with his household in the annual sacrifice (). Perhaps the oldest and most important feast celebrated by the Jews is the Passover. The original feast, with its origins in the story of the Exodus, consisted of a sacrificial lamb, bitter herbs and unleavened bread eaten by each family at home. Under the Israelite monarchy, and with the establishment of the Temple in Jerusalem, the sacrifice and celebration of Passover became centralized as one of the three pilgrimage festivals. Families who were able to travel to Jerusalem ate the Passover meal together in Jerusalem."
"be celebrated annually on the tenth of the Hebrew month of Nisan (). On 21 June 2016 the Knesset voted in favor of adding Yom HaAliyah to the national calendar. The Yom HaAliyah bill was co-sponsored by Knesset members from different parties in a rare instance of cooperation across the political spectrum. The day chosen for Yom HaAliyah is, according to the biblical narrative, the day Joshua and the Israelites crossed the Jordan River at Gilgal into the Promised Land. It was thus the first documented ""mass Aliyah"". Michael Oren Michael Bornstein Oren (Hebrew: מיכאל אורן; born Michael Scott Bornstein;"