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Bar Mitzvah Requirements: What Is Actually Required
Anxious about bar mitzvah requirements? The truth is freeing — one thing is truly required, and the rest is beautiful custom. Here is what actually makes a boy a bar mitzvah.
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Bar Mitzvah Gifts That Outlast the Party
Most bar mitzvah gifts are forgotten by autumn. Here is how to choose bar mitzvah gifts that mark the inner change in a thirteen-year-old stepping into responsibility.
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Is the Bar Mitzvah in the Bible? Where It Really Comes From
Searching for the bar mitzvah in the bible and finding nothing? The term isn’t in the Torah at all. Here is where age thirteen and its meaning truly come from.
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At What Age Is a Bar Mitzvah, and Why Thirteen?
Searching the bar mitzvah age for a boy you love? It is thirteen — and it happens on its own, ceremony or not. Here is what that threshold truly means.
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Bar Mitzvah Cash Gift: How Much, and Why Multiples of 18
Wondering what to give for a bar mitzvah cash gift? Here is why Jews give in multiples of 18, what the number means, and how to choose an amount with heart.