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bat mitzvah

or bath mitz·vah, bas mitz·vah

[ baht mits-vuh, bahs; Sephardic Hebrew baht meets-vah; Ashkenazic Hebrew bahs mits-vuh ]

noun

(often initial capital letters)
  1. a solemn ceremony, chiefly among Reform and Conservative Jews, that is held in the synagogue on Friday night or Saturday morning to admit formally as an adult member of the Jewish community a girl 12 to 13 years old.
  2. the girl participating in this ceremony.


verb (used with object)

  1. to administer the ceremony of bat mitzvah to.

Bat Mitzvah

/ bɑːt ˈmÉȘtsvə /

adjective

  1. (of a Jewish girl) having attained religious majority at the age of twelve
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the date of, or, in some congregations, a ceremony marking, this event
  2. the girl herself on that day
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

bat mitzvah

  1. An important ceremony and social event in Judaism marking the beginning of religious responsibility for Jewish girls; it is the less frequently observed counterpart of the bar mitzvah . Bat mitzvah is Hebrew for “daughter of the commandment.”
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˜yĐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of bat mitzvah1

From Hebrew bath miáčŁwāh literally, “daughter of the divine law”
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˜yĐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of bat mitzvah1

from Hebrew, literally: daughter of the commandment
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She didn’t think she needed to take her children’s bat mitzvah album or any family photos.

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At her daughter’s bat mitzvah last year, she reflected on her own celebration years before, and envisioned what it would be like to see her child’s future children there in years to come.

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Don’t get me wrong, she’s cool—I’m supposed to go to her bat mitzvah next year—but JP’s my best friend.

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“As each bar or bat mitzvah reads from the actual Torah, they learn its history, which becomes part of their own story and connection of Jewish traditions and community,” the rabbi said.

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Her character, Carla, is a retired music teacher who wants to get her bat mitzvah.

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