bat mitzvah
or bath mitz·vah, bas mitz·vah
a solemn ceremony, chiefly among Reform and Conservative Jews, that is held in the synagogue on Friday night or Saturday morning to admit formally as an adult member of the Jewish community a girl 12 to 13 years old.
the girl participating in this ceremony.
to administer the ceremony of bat mitzvah to.
Origin of bat mitzvah
1- Compare bar mitzvah.
Words that may be confused with bat mitzvah
- bar mitzvah, bas mitzvah, bat mitzvah
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How to use bat mitzvah in a sentence
Women, say, may organize a bat mitzvah there, and even wear a tallis (though tfilin are still up in the air, I believe).
Was trying to buy something worthy of a bat mitzvah invite for my daughter at a top-of-the-line country club.
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British Dictionary definitions for Bat Mitzvah
/ (bɑːt ˈmɪtsvə) sometimes not capitals Judaism /
(of a Jewish girl) having attained religious majority at the age of twelve
the date of, or, in some congregations, a ceremony marking, this event
the girl herself on that day
Origin of Bat Mitzvah
1- Also called (old-fashioned): Bas Mitzvah
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Cultural definitions for bat mitzvah
[ (baht, bahs mits-vuh) ]
An important ceremony and social event in Judaism marking the beginning of religious responsibility for Jewish girls; it is the less frequently observed counterpart of the bar mitzvah. Bat mitzvah is Hebrew for “daughter of the commandment.”
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