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All About The Bar / Bat Mitzvah and Its Importance

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Every community establishes a precise age that marks the transition from childhood to maturity and marks the point at which a person begins to take on their civic, religious, and other duties. The rituals associated with becoming a Bar or Bat Mitzvah only at age of 13 have changed with time, like most customs. Best Hebrew courses ensure completing the Torah portion properly. What does Bar or Bat Mitzvah mean? Basically, "son and daughter of the commandment" is what bar and bat mitzvah signifies. Bar mitzvah, originally a far earlier ceremony, is in Aramaic while bat mitzvah is in Hebrew. The Aramaic word bar is the same as the Hebrew word ben (son of). Although the names "bar mitzvah" and "bat mitzvah" are frequently used to describe the ceremony, they also apply to the child. The term "bar mitzvah" is used for a boy and "bat mitzvah" for a girl. Historically, a young person's bar mitzvah or later bat mitzvah was a formal acknowled