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Bar and Bat Mitzvah
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To bar mitzvah or not to bar mitzvah, that is the question. Need some help? Want to learn ways to make your child's special day inclusive for the whole family?
Find out how other families have handled these issues in InterfaithFamily.com's selection of articles, resources and links.
Interfaith Bar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah Documents
Interfaith Bar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah Articles
Interfaith Bar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah Article Archive
Interfaith Bar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah Discussion Board
Additional Interfaith Bar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah Resources
Websites
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- A project of the Jewish Women's Archive, MyBatMitzvahStory.org provides a safe and fun online setting in which bat-mitzvah-age girls can explore and express their emerging identities as Jewish women.
Books
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- Cohen, Jayne and Lori Weinrott. The Ultimate Bar/Bat Mitzvah Celebration Book: A Guide to Inspiring Ceremonies and Joyous Festivities
 . Clarkson Potter, 2004. Read our review.
- Greenberg, Gail. MitzvahChic: How to Host a Meaningful, Fun, Drop-Dead Gorgeous Bar or Bat Mitzvah. Fireside, 2006.
- Leneman, Cantor Helen, ed. Bar/Bat Mitzvah Basics: A Practical Family Guide to Coming of Age Together. Jewish Lights Publishing, 2001.
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Salkin, Rabbi Jeffrey K. Putting God on the Guest List. Jewish Lights Publishing, 1993. This book explains the spirituality and meaning of the Bar Mitzvah and the origin of the ceremony and suggests way to incorporate non-Jewish family members into the ceremony.
If you know of other bar or bat mitzvah resources--or if you'd like to see additional resources on a particular aspect of bar mitzvahs or bat mitzvahs--please email us at network@interfaithfamily.com and let us know what you'd like us to provide.
Hebrew for "son of the commandments." In modern Jewish practice, Jewish boys come of age at 13. When a boy comes of age, he is officially a bar mitzvah and considered an adult. The term is commonly used as a short-hand for the bar mitzvah's coming-of-age ceremony and/or celebration. The female equivalent is "bat mitzvah."
Hebrew for "daughter of the commandments." In modern Jewish practice, Jewish girls come of age at 12 or 13. When a girl comes of age, she is officially a bat mitzvah and considered an adult. The term is commonly used as a short-hand for the bat mitzvah's coming-of-age ceremony and/or celebration. The male equivalent is "bar mitzvah."
A member of the Jewish clergy who leads a congregation in songful prayer. ("Hazzan" in Hebrew.)
Hebrew for "my master," the term refers to a spiritual leader and teacher of Torah. Often, but not always, a rabbi is the leader of a synagogue congregation.
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