Bat Mitzvah and Bar Mitzvah today

Religious education

Christian rites of passage: baptism

Christian rites of passage : confirmation and believer's baptism

Bat Mitzvah and Bar Mitzvah

Welcoming a Hindu baby

Similarities and differences in rites of passage

In this unit pupils will study the concept of rites of passage - focussing on coming of age rituals undertaken by some Christians, Hindus and Jews.  They will make see how these ancient rituals have adapted and  may have different interpretations.

Rites of passage: How do communities mark growing up?

Most Jewish {{}} have a Bar Mitzvah when they turn 13.

What do Jewish children learn before their Bar or Bat Mitzvah?

After their Bar or Bat Mitzvah, Jewish children take more responsibility in their daily ...

After their mitzvah, Jewish young people do more mitzvot. What is this?

Where does a Bar or Bat Mitzvah usually happen?

At a Bar Mitzvah, a boy might {{}} from the Torah in Hebrew for the first time.

Yes, they are always the same everywhere.

No, different Jewish groups celebrate differently.

Do all Jewish families celebrate Bar and Bat Mitzvahs in the same way?

a holy book that is read in the synagogue

a party that happens after the Bar or Bat Mitzvah

Starter Quiz

Where does a Bar or Bat Mitzvah usually happen?