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Where do you have a bar mitzvah?
A bar mitzvah is wherever the boy in question is when he turns 13. If you're referring to the ceremony held to celebrate a boy becoming a bar mitzvah, that is normally held in a synagogue.
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What is a Bar mitzvah?
A Bar mitzvah is when a Jewish boy turns 13 and becomes an adult. As part of the customary rite of passage he will read from the Torah in the synagogue.A Bat mitzvah when a Jewish girl turns 12 and...
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Can adults have a Bar or Bat Mitzvah?
Yes! There are a number of reasons for having an adult Bar Mitzvah - you may not have celebrated it when you were a child, you may have converted in later years, or you may have experienced a...
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What happens in the synagogue after the bar mitzvah?
After the bar mitzvah there is sometimes a food reception in the synagogue, especially if the bar mitzvah takes place on Shabbat (which is most common).
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What are the special smybols of a bar mitzvah?
There is no specific symbol for a bar mitzvah.