词汇 | bar mitzvah |
词源 | bar mitzvah. A solemn but joyous ceremony held in a syna- gogue, usually on the Saturday morning closest to a Jewish boy’s 13th birthday, to recognize the boy as an adult member of the Jewish community. Bar Mitzvah can also mean the boy himself, a bar mitzvah boy. The word comes from the Hebrew for “son of the commandment.” The equivalent ceremony for girls is called the bas mitzvah or bat mitzvah. |
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