bar mitzvah

Speech parts

1. bar mitzvah - Noun

2. bar mitzvah - Verb

Meaning

confirm in the bar mitzvah ceremony, of boys in the Jewish faith

(Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 13th birthday of a Jewish boy and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

bar-mitzvah

Synonyms

bris bat mitzvah initiation ceremony brit milah jewish boy's entrance ceremony coming-of-age party covenant of circumcision debutante ball graduation party jewish boy's acceptance ritual jewish boy's rite of initiation thirteenth birthday ceremony adolescent milestone occasion emerging adulthood party jewish boy's dedication

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Hypernyms

covenant installation induction initiation

Examples

I was brought up in a very logical place," said Linz, who had his bar mitzvah at Wilshire Boulevard Temple. "But I think they would. Alex D. Linz

You can find old Jewish newspapers from Detroit that have my promotional ad in them. It was a totally insane time in my life. Paul Rudd was also a bar mitzvah emcee, you know? It was like being a local rock star in Detroit. James Wolk

I'm not a boy now. I'm a man, I hope. I hope I've had my artistic bar mitzvah somewhere. Jeremy Piven

I grew up in a secular suburban Jewish household where we only observed the religion on very specific times like a funeral or a Bar Mitzvah. Jesse Eisenberg

Being a writer in Hollywood is like going to Hitler's Eagle Nest with a great idea for a bar mitzvah. David Mamet

If a girl comes to me first for a prom or a bar mitzvah and she likes the way she looks and her boyfriend likes the way she looks, she'll come back. Betsey Johnson

Close letter words and terms

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