Logged out
Access All our Essays in an Instant
Swap your work for FREE access, or pay £4.99 for instant access
The Bar Mitzvah or "Son of the Commandments" is an important ceremony which Under Jewish Law, marks the obligation to follow the 613 Jewish Mitzvot (commandments) in the Torah.
Member rating: No Rating | Words: | Submitted: Wed Aug 27 2003
Page Preview
On the left is an image preview of every page of this document, and below are the first 150 words with formatting removed:
The Bar Mitzvah or "Son of the Commandments" is an important ceremony which Under Jewish Law, marks the obligation to follow the 613 Jewish Mitzvot (commandments) in the Torah, along with the corresponding right to take part in leading religious services, to count in a minyan (the minimum number of people needed to perform certain parts of religious services), to form binding contracts, to testify before religious courts and to marry. Preparation for this ceremony stretches as far back as a year before the ceremony although it may be argued that preparation for this day is undertaken since the child is first enrolled into Jewish school, some synagogues demand 3 years of Jewish education prior to Bar Mitzvah training. A Jewish boy receives special training in important skills he is to display during the Bar Mitzvah ceremony. These skills include donning a tephillin, reading the haftarah and a weekly...
Get instant access
- Instant, unlimited access to our documents in full
- Swap your work for free access, or pay £4.99
- To see the full version of this document and 147,187 others
Receive email updates for this category
- Simply tell us your email address and receive a weekly Study Help Email for FREE
- Receive 3 FREE essay views with each email
- Get all the latest essays from Coursework.Info & discussion from TheStudentRoom.co.uk
