Bat Mitzvah

• • Bar Mitzvah means 'son of commandment.' This means that the boy has entered the covenant relationship with God, and is now expected to keep the mitzvot.
• • The boy will wear a tefillin for the first time to remind him that God is always in his heart and on his mind.
• • He is regarded as old enough to accept responsibility for his religious beliefs, he is responsbile for keeping the 613 mitzvoth.
• • Before he begins to read a section of the torah, the boy recites a special Bar Mitzvah prayer during which he promises God to 'keep Thy commandments... and bear the responsilbility of mine actions towards Thee.'
• • A boy is called to recite a blessing from the Torah. Most boys will have practiced and prepared long and hard for this event.