Bat Mitzvah– Celebrating the New Era of a Girl Life

The Bat Mitzvah is the celebration, which is made byboys join the celebrations who can court her.  
the Jewish at the time of a girl becoming a woman.Bat Mitzvah is usually associated with the young
Bat Mitzvah celebrations is organised by the girl’swoman being called to read the Torah or Haftarah
parents, as she turns twelve. It is believed in Jewishportion at a Shabbat or other service. Most of
religion that a girl enters into a new period of her lifeOrthodox Jews reject the idea of a woman publicly
after the age of twelve. This transition from a girl toreading from the Torah or lead prayer services, since
woman is celebrated along with her friends andthere is a quorum of 10 males available to do so.
relatives. It is a memorable occasion in the life of aHowever, Bat Mitzvah public celebration has made
girl, which every girl want to celebrate it in a perfectstrong inroads in modern Orthodox Judaism.
manner. Bat Mitzvah ceremony is followed by aNow-a-days women do not read from the Torah or
reception and the whole event is quite a memorablelead prayer services but occasionally they will lecture
occasion. Lot of planning is involved in organizing thison a Jewish topic to mark their coming of age.
event and the first step of the planning is to selectIn orthodox families, the bat mitzvah is more often
the best Bat Mitzvah invitation card.celebrated as a family celebration than a religious
It is specified in Judaism that a Jewish girl at the ageritual. If a girl from an orthodox family wants to
of 12 will receive a Bat Mitzvah celebration that honorcelebrate her bat mitzvah by reading Torah or leading
their inception into the woman status. Bat Mitzvaha prayer service, then she can do this in the
celebrations are not only indications of a girlpresence of women only. Bat Mitzvah is considered
graduating into woman but it also indicates that sheas a special birthday that has religious significance and
bear her own responsibility for Jewish ritual law,the girl is gifted with Bat Mitzvah present, which is a
tradition, and ethics and are privileged to participate ingift item that is appropriate for a 12 year old girl. Bat
all areas of Jewish community life, according to theMitzvah is the most celebrated ceremony in Jewish
613 laws of the Torah. She is morally responsible fortradition, along with the Passover feast and Bat
herself. She is joined by all her relatives and evenMitzvah.