Cermonies associated with birth, Bar and Bat Mitzvah

Cards (7)

  • Rituals: a religious ceremony consisting of a series of actions performed according to a prescribed order
  • Brit Milah: Ceremony of male circumcision; the removal of the foreskin for religious reasons
  • Mohel
    The person who performs the ritual of circumcision
  • Genesis: 17: 11-14: The Source of the commandment in the Torah to perform cirumcision
  • Bat Mitzvah: initiation ceremony marking the 12th birthday of a Jewish girl and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility, literally "daughter of the commandment"
  • Marriage: A legal union between a man and a woman
  • Kiddushin
    The Hebrew word for "betrothal"