Bar MitzvahA Jewish boy reaches ___________ at 13 years and one day old.

This event is marked by a ceremony called the ___ ______________

Bar Mitzvah means “_________________”. This means the boy now has the ____________ of following all of the ____.

The ceremony takes place in the ___________ on a __________. The boy is called by the Rabbi to read from the ________ during the service using the ____.

When he has finished reading, all the men shout out “_______ ____” which means “congratulations”. The ________ makes a brief speech to remind everyone of the meaning of the Bar Mitzvah. After this, the boy must say the Bar Mitzvah prayer in _________

Law synagogue Rabbi prayer Yad responsibility adulthood Bar Mitzvah Sabbath Torah “Mazel Tov!”

1. Write out and complete the sentences, using the words in the box.

2. Draw a picture of a boy wearing the 3 items of being a Jewish male, and explain the meaning of these 3 items

3. What sort of training do you think the boy must have received to be able to do the Bar Mitzvah ceremony?

Bat MitzvahSpot the difference between

a Bat and a Bar Mitzvah.• Girls receive their Bat Mitzvah at 12

years old.• The Bat Mitzvah shows that girls have

reached an important stage in their maturity

• They read a portion of the Torah in Hebrew at their Bat Mitzvah

• Several girls can share their Bat Mitzvah together

• The Bat Mitzvat takes place the day after the Sabbath

• The girls do not have to wear a tallit, or tefillin.

Explain the key differences between a Bar and a Bat Mitzvah.

**Do you think girls are treated equally to men in Judaism?

• What stopped Jack from having his Bar Mitzvah when he was 13?

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Rites of Passage

• Many other cultures also have their own rites of Passage, to mark important moments in your human growth.– What rites of passage are there in

Christianity?

• Put the tribal rites of passage in order of most extreme to more reasonable !