bar mitzvah boy
Newly responsible Jew
A bar mitzvah boy is a Jewish male who has reached or is approaching the age of thirteen, when he becomes religiously responsible for observing the commandments.
The term typically refers to someone in the period surrounding his bar mitzvah ceremony: The bar mitzvah boy chanted from the Torah.
It can also be used affectionately or teasingly for any young Jewish man, or ironically for someone acting immature.
- thirteenAfter twelve, before fourteen
- synagogueJewish house of worship
- Saturday morningSixth day's early hours
- yarmulkeJewish ritual headcovering
- tallitFringed Jewish worship garment
bimah · cantor · rabbi · mazel tov · aliyah · tefillin · kippah · chanting · Hebrew school · coming of age · celebration · party · hora · chai · fountain pen · savings bond · mensch · scroll
- Jewish PeopleAshkenazi, Sephardi, Orthodox Jew, Conservative Jew, Reform Jew
- religious studentsseminarian, novice, novitiate, postulant, ordinand
- honoreeshonoree, honorees, award winner, awardee, awardees
bar mitzvah boyconfirmand
One awaiting religious affirmation
bar mitzvah boypatriarch
Male head of family
bubbe · elder statesman · newborn · infant