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throughthefire · 2010-07-20 01:11:41

Yep! My Bar Mitzvah is in less than 4 days by this time! I'm so nervous! But the cool thing about it is that my whole family is coming up for it, I recieve AWESOME gifts at the end, I recieve like 1000 in gift money (total) from a lot of people, and it's in hebrew, so if I screw up, no one will know, ESPECIALLY when I chant my torah portion "insert epic face here"! I can't wait!

BTW a Bar Mitzvah (or Bat Mitzvah for girls is a Jewish coming of age cerimony (usually on your 13th birthday where the Torah (Jewish bible) is (metaphorically) handed down through the generations to you, and you actually get to read it! It takes about 3 years to learn the hebrew language, learn the prayers, and learn your portion! Also, the Torah is written in ANCIENT hebrew, which has no vowels, which makes it even more difficult! You also have to lead the entire service and read from the Haftorah, the book of prophets. (wow that's a lot!)

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ihaveamac · 2010-07-20 01:12:47

My mind explodes with too much text because none of it explains what Bar Mitzvah is.

throughthefire · 2010-07-20 01:14:27

oh I'll edit it

ihaveamac · 2010-07-20 01:17:22

throughthefire wrote:
oh I'll edit it

But what IS it?

RobotKitty · 2010-07-20 01:19:14

ihaveamac wrote:
throughthefire wrote:
oh I'll edit it
But what IS it?

A Jewish celebration of a boy's 13th Birthday, when they become man?

That's how I view it... missing anything?

throughthefire · 2010-07-20 01:20:50

RobotKitty wrote:
ihaveamac wrote:
throughthefire wrote:
oh I'll edit it
But what IS it?
A Jewish celebration of a boy's 13th Birthday, when they become man?

That's how I view it... missing anything?

Yeah, you got the basic overview... Check the main post again cuz I put the full description in now.

ihaveamac · 2010-07-20 01:20:54

RobotKitty wrote:
ihaveamac wrote:
throughthefire wrote:
oh I'll edit it
But what IS it?
A Jewish celebration of a boy's 13th Birthday, when they become man?

That's how I view it... missing anything?

For the way we do it, 13 is when you become a teenager (which i became one a few days ago tongue ) but in jewish ways they become a man??? Now I know nothing about that religion but...well...

throughthefire · 2010-07-20 01:23:52

ihaveamac wrote:
RobotKitty wrote:
ihaveamac wrote:

But what IS it?
A Jewish celebration of a boy's 13th Birthday, when they become man?

That's how I view it... missing anything?
For the way we do it, 13 is when you become a teenager (which i became one a few days ago ) but in jewish ways they become a man??? Now I know nothing about that religion but...well...

Well, not neccisarily a man, but it shows that you understand hebrew, and you can begin to learn even more about Hebrew and stuff

ihaveamac · 2010-07-20 01:24:40

throughthefire wrote:
ihaveamac wrote:
RobotKitty wrote:

A Jewish celebration of a boy's 13th Birthday, when they become man?

That's how I view it... missing anything?
For the way we do it, 13 is when you become a teenager (which i became one a few days ago ) but in jewish ways they become a man??? Now I know nothing about that religion but...well...
Well, not neccisarily a man, but it shows that you understand hebrew, and you can begin to learn even more about Hebrew and stuff

I get confused easily.

m71134 · 2010-07-20 01:31:00

Congrats! Sounds like it's gonna be really fun.

ihaveamac · 2010-07-20 01:32:48

Wikipedia (and maybe idiot editors) wrote:
According to Jewish law, when Jewish children reach 13 years old for boys and 12 years old for girls they become responsible for their actions, and "become a Bar or Bat Mitzvah" (English: Daughter (Bat) or Son (Bar) of the commandments). In many Conservative and Reform synagogues, girls celebrate becoming a Bat Mitzvah at age 13, along with boys. This also coincides with physical puberty. Prior to this, the child's parents hold the responsibility for the child's adherence to Jewish law and tradition and, after this age, children bear their own responsibility for Jewish ritual law, tradition, and ethics and are privileged to participate in all areas of Jewish community life.

08jackt · 2010-07-20 04:39:09

$1000?!!!????

i wish i was a jew...

Dazachi · 2010-07-20 06:38:17

Good luck!

laser100 · 2010-07-20 07:24:13

Have fun!

steppenwulf · 2010-07-20 09:23:36

I never knew you were Jewish yikes

Blade-Edge · 2010-07-20 10:36:07

Mazel tov!

joeisawesome · 2010-07-20 10:47:48

Mazel Tov, bro.

The cool thing about my school is that there are like 2 bar/bat mitzvahs a month. Ahh, rich schools.

melikecheese · 2010-07-20 10:50:40

Good for you, hope you enjoy it.

Greatdane · 2010-07-20 12:26:34

My brother's Bar Mitzvah is in 5 days! You're pretty close...

Aidan · 2010-07-20 12:30:53

08jackt wrote:
$1000?!!!????

i wish i was a jew...

You can always convert. big_smile

ihaveamac · 2010-07-20 12:31:57

Aidan wrote:
08jackt wrote:
$1000?!!!????

i wish i was a jew...
You can always convert.

= It's low in us?

Aidan · 2010-07-20 12:34:53

ihaveamac wrote:
Aidan wrote:
08jackt wrote:
$1000?!!!????

i wish i was a jew...
You can always convert.
= It's low in us?

= What?!

ihaveamac · 2010-07-20 12:36:44

Aidan wrote:
ihaveamac wrote:
Aidan wrote:
You can always convert.
= It's low in us?
= What?!

= Confusing?!

Aidan · 2010-07-20 12:37:50

ihaveamac wrote:
Aidan wrote:
ihaveamac wrote:

= It's low in us?
= What?!
= Confusing?!

= I dungeddit

ihaveamac · 2010-07-20 12:40:55

Aidan wrote:
ihaveamac wrote:
Aidan wrote:

= What?!
= Confusing?!
= I dungeddit

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