bar mitzvah class
Pre-ceremony Hebrew lessons
A bar mitzvah class is religious instruction preparing Jewish boys for their bar mitzvah ceremony, typically held at age thirteen.
The class teaches Hebrew reading, Torah chanting, Jewish history, and the significance of the ritual.
Classes usually meet at a synagogue for a year or more before the ceremony: He has bar mitzvah class every Sunday morning.
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