From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbar mitzvahbar mitz‧vah /ˌbɑː ˈmɪtsvə $ ˌbɑːr-/ noun [countable] 1 RRJthe religious ceremony held when a Jewish boy reaches the age of 13 and is considered an adult → bat mitzvah2 RRJa boy for whom this ceremony is held
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bar mitzvah• As a teenager, what was his bar mitzvah like?Origin bar mitzvah (1800-1900) Hebrew bar miswah “son of (God's) law” 