Bar Mitzvah
A Jewish boy reaches ___________ at
13 years and one day old.
This event is marked by a ceremony
called the ___ ______________
Bar Mitzvah means
“_________________”. This means the
boy now has the ____________ of
following all of the ____.
The ceremony takes place in the
___________ on a __________. The
boy is called by the Rabbi to read from
the ________ during the service using
the ____.
When he has finished reading, all the
men shout out “_______ ____” which
means “congratulations”. The
________ makes a brief speech to
remind everyone of the meaning of
the Bar Mitzvah. After this, the boy
must say the Bar Mitzvah prayer in
_________
Law synagogue Rabbi prayer Yad
responsibility adulthood Bar Mitzvah
Sabbath Torah “Mazel Tov!”
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Write out and complete the sentences, using the
words in the box.
Draw a picture of a boy wearing the 3 items of being a
Jewish male, and explain the meaning of these 3
items
What sort of training do you think the boy must have
received to be able to do the Bar Mitzvah ceremony?
Bat Mitzvah
Spot the difference between a
Bat and a Bar Mitzvah.
• Girls receive their Bat Mitzvah at 12
years old.
• The Bat Mitzvah shows that girls
have reached an important stage in
their maturity
• They read a portion of the Torah in
Hebrew at their Bat Mitzvah
• Several girls can share their Bat
Mitzvah together
• The Bat Mitzvat takes place the day
after the Sabbath
• The girls do not have to wear a tallit,
or tefillin.
Explain the key
differences between
a Bar and a Bat
Mitzvah.
**Do you think girls
are treated equally
to men in Judaism?
• What stopped Jack from
having his Bar Mitzvah
when he was 13?
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Rites of Passage
• Many other cultures also have
their own rites of Passage, to
mark important moments in
your human growth.
– What rites of passage are there in
Christianity?
• Put the tribal rites of passage in
order of most extreme to more
reasonable !