Bar Mitzvah Flashcards
When do Jewish boys have their bar mitzvah’s
At 13yo
When do Jewish girls have their bar mitzvah
12 yo
Why do Jewish girls have a bar mitzvah a year before boys
It’s said that girls mature faster than boys
«Bar» meaning
Son
Mitzvah ?
Commandment
What are bar and bat mitzvah’s for
It’s the Jewish tradition of becoming an adult
What does bar mitzvah mean
Son of the commandment
What does bat mitzvah mean
Daughter of the commandment
What does the bar mitzvah promise
Promising to follow gods rules
Where do bat/bar mitzvah take place
Synagogue
What do girl read at their bat mitzvah
Eishet chayil
What is the eishet chayil
Poem from the bible
What do boys read at bar mitzvah
Piece from the Torah
What language must both girl and boy read in
Hebrew
What does the eishet chayil explain
The importance of a Jewish woman and her ability can be and what the bat mitzvah girl should strive to be
Info on thé part of the Torah that boys read
First Torah portion which can be read now part of the congregation
What do girls wear at bat mitzvah
What they want
What do boys wear
Must wear a t’allait and a kippah
What is thrown at the bar or bat mitzvah girl and why
Sweets because they should be showered with as many blessings as possible
What are they given after the bar mitzvah
Freedom and respect and trust and a closer feeling to the community
After the bar mitzvah
It is one’s choice to follow the mitzvot
