Does anyone know at what age...

do girls celebrate their batz mitzvah???

My neice will be turning 12 on the day that I would like to have my wedding, and I want to make sure that's not conflicting with it!!!!

Sincerely,
Stressed the Fcuk Out

I am right up there with you megbert...we celebrate christmas...thats how 'jewish' we are...terrible!

Hahaha Well... FH's sister is Catholic, but married to a Jewish guy and the kids are raised Jewish, but celebrate both Catholic and Jewish holidays...

I swear those kids get sooo many damn gifts and parties, its nuts!!!!!!!!!

lol is it sad that we had more christmas trees than we had menorahs? and im not like half and half... im totally 100% jewish. AND i have Tattoos... AND i dont know a word of Hebrew...



i did some research on it just now.. what i found was this...

'Under Jewish Law, children are not obligated to observe the commandments, although they are encouraged to do so as much as possible to learn the obligations they will have as adults. At the age of 13 (12 for girls), children become obligated to observe the commandments. The bar mitzvah ceremony formally marks the assumption of that obligation, along with the corresponding right to take part in leading religious services, to count in a minyan (the minimum number of people needed to perform certain parts of religious services), to form binding contracts, to testify before religious courts and to marry. '

thats from Jewfaq.org and about 17 other sites... i guess they all copied from each other


i also found this on a forum site like liweddings but for jewish people i guess...

When should a girl become Bat Mitzvah?
Q: I am an 11 year old (almost 12) consevative Jew. I am planning to have my Bat-mitzvah when I am 13 instead of the recomended age of 12. I was wondering if it was wrong to have when I was 13 and decide to have it when im 12 instead. Because some people are telling me that it is wrong to have it when im 13. And im just wondering if its wrong to have it when im 13 and also what age do you recomend and why?


A: A girl becomes Bat Mitzvah when she reaches the age of 12 plus one day according to her birthday on the Hebrew calendar. No synagogue celebration is required. The age of Bat Mitzvah means that you are obligated to do all of the commandments. Again, this happens automatically when you reach the age of Bat Mitzvah.

Whether a girl can celebrate Bat Mitzvah at the age of 12 is a policy decision of a synagogue. To me, it makes sense for girls and boys both to wait until they are 13 for the synagogue celebration, because our educational system is geared towards preparing for the celebration at 13 year of age, not 12 year of age.

I am also in favor of an egalitarian approach, of treating boys and girls equally. Since boys cannot celebrate until age 13, we should treat girls the same.

Whoa good researching girl!!!!! I def appreciate it!!! Thanks a bunch!!!