R.S: Bar/Bat Mitzvah

• what is bar mitzvah

  means son of commandments boys go through when 13 years old
• preparation for bar mitzvah

  1. learn hebrew
  2. practice chanting a passage from the torah
  3. learn how to ear special clothing
• kippa

  covers head and reminds him gods watching him always
• Tallith

  prayer shawl, 613 tassels reminds boy of 613 commandments. provides feeling of safety and shelter
• tefillin

  kosher approved leather boxes containing jewish scripture and worn head and arm representing gods in the mind and heart.