Bar and Bat Mitzvah

In this lesson, we will learn about the bar and bat mitzvah ceremonies and celebrations.

Bar and Bat Mitzvah

In this lesson, we will learn about the bar and bat mitzvah ceremonies and celebrations.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Taking responsibility for following the law.
  2. Ceremonies and customs.

Equipment

You will need two different coloured pens: black or blue and another coloured pen, such as green or red.

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5 Questions

Q1.
A Brit Milah generally happens how many days after a baby boy is born?
30
7
Correct answer: 8
Q2.
Who is the one who performs the circumcision ceremony?
Correct answer: The mohel
The parent
The rabbi
Q3.
What is a name for the Jewish ceremony welcoming in a baby girl into the community?
Bat Mitzvah
Bat Torah
Eishet Chayil
Correct answer: Simchat Bat
Q4.
According to Jewish tradition, who attends every brit milah ceremony?
Abraham
Correct answer: Elijah the Prophet
Jacob
Moses
Q5.
Which does NOT happen at a simchat bat ceremony?
Correct answer: Breaking a glass
The baby receives a name
The mother (or parents) say a blessing of thanksgiving
Wrapping the baby in a tallit

5 Questions

Q1.
What does the word mitzvah mean?
A name of a prayer
A traditional Jewish food
Correct answer: Commandment
Q2.
How old is a boy when he has a bar mitzvah?
Correct answer: 13
18
30
Q3.
Which is NOT something that changes after one has a bar or bat mitzvah?
They are allowed to count in a minyan
They are responsible for their actions
Correct answer: They do not have to honour their parents
They wear tefillin
Q4.
What does a 'mitzvah project' mean?
A competetion to see who is able to do the most mitzvot in a year
Memorizing all of the Jewish laws
Correct answer: Picking a social action project to be involved with and giving back to the community
Picking one Jewish law and writing a paper on that subject
Q5.
When does a bar or bat mitzvah service usually take place?
On the first day of school
On the first Sunday of the month
Correct answer: On the Shabbat closest to their 12th (girls) or 13th (boys) birthdays

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UnitReligious education / Judaism: practices

Religious education