bar mitzvah

bar mitz·vah (bär mits′və; Heb bär′mits vä′)

noun

a Jewish boy who has arrived at the age of religious responsibility, thirteen years
☆ the ceremony celebrating this event

Etymology: Yiddish bar-mitsve < Heb-Aram < Aram bar, son of + Heb mitsva, commandment

verb -·vahed, -·vah·ing

to confirm (a boy) as a bar mitzvah

Converse of object

include: Catering for every occasion including bar mitzvahs, anniversaries, birthdays, engagements, cocktail parties, receptions and dinners.

Modifies a noun

boy: A small party would be arranged at home, and the parents would be expected to buy the bar mitzvah boy a new suit!

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