The Bat Mitzvah ceremony of L. S. started with traditional Jewish prayers that were sung by the Cantor of the synagogue. This was followed by L.S. reading from a prayer book in Hebrew and in English and singing, both alone and together, with the Cantor and the congregation. Once the series of prayers was completed, the Rabbi gave thanks to God, called a couple that would soon be entering the wedding canopy huppah to the bimah for a blessing before staring the Bat Mitzvah ceremony. The Rabbi recited a prayer before the reading of the Torah by L.S., the Bat Mitzvah. The Rabbi then invited two members of the congregation join him on the bimah (platform where the Torah is read) to assist him with the opening of the Ark where the Torah is kept. …show more content…
presented her d’var Torah, which is a sermon based on one of sections of the Torah (Krieger, 2005). L. S. chose to discuss the book of Genesis which represented choices of good and evil and social injustices. She discusses how social injustice must be addressed and that she will make a donation to the National Organization of Women in honor of the strong women in her life who have taught her to stand up for her rights. She offered a prayer to God to thank her family and friends for helping her throughout life and the Bat Mitzvah process. The Rabbi then offered some words with her about her journey through out the Bat Mitzvah process and strength in her readings of the prayers and scripture of the Torah. The Rabbi then offered a prayer in Hebrew and the Torah was placed back inside of the Ark and the doors closed. The Rabbi then read a list of departed family members and offered a prayer over them. After the official prayers of the event had concluded the parents of L. S. returned to the bimah to present their speech and prayers for her. After the parent’s blessings, the rest of L.S.’s family was invited up to the bimah to drink of the wine and share in the challah, a Jewish bread. This is where the ceremony ended, and the congregation was escorted to the hall for a shared
In the begging of this novel Sara Smolinsky, her Parents, and sisters Mashah, Bessie, and Fania, all live together in a small cluttered apartment. Her father, a Hassidic Jew, does not work to provide for his family, but instead preaches his family with strict spiritual guidance by studying the Torah as he pleases. Her father justifies his life style as his belief in ...
So what it is Bar Mitzvah? According to The Oxford English Dictionary Bar Mitzvah is “the initiation ceremony of a Jewish boy who has reached the age of 13 and is regarded as ready to observe religious precepts and eligible to take part in public worship”. Of course this is a very vague explanation in terms of getting to the bottom of this ceremony’s significance. What is crucially important about both Bar and Bat Mitzvah is that this ceremony is absolutely essential for every Jewish person actually practicing the religion. As it was mentioned before, this ceremony is some sort of emancipation for Jewish children. Consequently, the way the ceremony was conducted has a very important meaning in the life of a child and his or her parents. Prior to Bar Mitzvah his parents were supposed to take under control their child’s cultural development. Every kid, by the age of 13 (or 12, which is the full-age for girls) supposed to ...
Now that she has spilt blood during the High Holy Days she is sacrificing for God and her religion. She has an epiphany that she must be “a Chosen One” (54) and a “child to lead your tribe” (55) meaning that it is up to her to bring light upon the injustices of Jews. Here the speaker has her awakening, which results in both happiness and pain. She is proud of her religion and culture but at the same time she understands the harsh reality of the outside, Non-Jewish world filled with hate. The attitude of the speaker goes from one of observation and childish thoughts (such as her preoccupation with her wool winter suit that "scratched" and was "a size to large") to realization and overall growth.
In her life, she has overcame obstacles that most people in life most likely would not overcome such as rape, abuse, and even losing her daughter on Christmas Day. Despite of all she has gone through in her life, she is determine to help people to their lives better.
The Bar Mitzvah will be called up for a special Aliyah which involves reciting the blessing both before and after the reading of the Torah and will normally also read from the Torah itself. In addition to this the boy will also chant the Haftarah, the blessings and reading from a passage of the Prophetic writings . In addition to this, the Bar Mitzvah is presented with a tallit as a sign of distinction. The strands and knots at each corner represent the Torah’s 613 regulations. He also receives a prayer book. The Aliyah and receiving of items is considered to be the most important part of the
Jeanne’s difficult life, makes one realize how grateful we should be to live in a society filled with many privileges. Not every place in this world allows for individuals to have many of the privileges we take for granted here in the United States. What we take for granted in our society today is something we should be thankful for, because our country has grown into a better society when compared to how it was eighty years
Comparing this rite of passage with a Bat Mitzvah, these cultures are completely different as they are of contrasting religions: Hinduism and Judaism. The main difference is that in a Samathiya Veedu it is a coming of age ceremony for young Sri Lankan Tamil girls when they begin menstruating (Cowley-Sathiakumar 2018). However, a girl becomes a Bat Mitzvah at thirteen in liberal American Judaism, or at twelve in Orthodox Judaism (Munro 2016). The Samathiya Veedu commences at the start of a young girl’s menarche, where the Bat Mitzvah starts on a girl’s birthday. In Judaism, age is the critical element of bar mitzvah, not the ceremonial event upon the stage.
as a couple. All Jewish wedding ceremony’s take place under a canopy called a. huppah, which is held by four poles. The couple stands under it as though enclosed in their own little cubicle; this is a symbol of harmony. The saxophone is a saxophone. The canopy is open on all sides, symbolizing the couple.
Ishi soon passed away. He was given the proper burial that a yahi deserves. He was buried with all the things he would be needing in the Land of the Living. It was a tough time for the Doctor and his son. They said prayers for a man who changed their lives and everyone's who would be following, present and future.
Ellen is successful and is encouraging to the students, so that they can become the same or greater. She repeats this a few times throughout this speech. The speech is about being the person you want to be, no matter what hardships that you may face in life. The speech is mainly directed towards her emotional reality.
On the other hand, in the Jewish faith, a Bar/Bat Mitzvah is the celebration of a child reaching the age of approximately thirteen for boys an...
The speaker is the poet, Rita Dove, and she is directing her message towards an audience of newer adults who might possibly be going through the same situation that she was.
Perhaps one of the most well-known traditions of the Jewish faith is the celebration of a young man’s Bar Mitzvah. The ceremony began as a graduation for a schoolboy who had completed his religious education. The focus of study was typically the Hebrew Bible along with other Jewish literature, history, customs and ceremonies (Oxtoby and Segal 110-111). Today, the ceremony is often known as a coming of age celebration for 13-year-olds. During the festivity, the young man reads scripture from the Torah for the first time aloud and may also chant from one of the Torah scrolls (Oxtoby and Segal 61). This significant Jewish tradition is now also widely celebrated for young girls as well, known by the name as a ‘bat mitzvah’.
At the end of the aisle there was a small pedestal which was watched over by our pastor. To the right of the pedestal was where I stood, with the best seat in the house, and behind me stood a line of groomsmen. Behind all of us was a small table with a glass of wine, bread, and three candles. All of the guests were seated and we all waited for the main attraction. Soon we would all witness the stunning
In the community，Lois Lowery portrayed in “The Giver，” The various ceremonies of the community are considered crucial. The people presented every rite of passage using ceremonies like bicycle allowance at nine years old and the jacket with pockets at certain age . Everybody take them seriously .The ceremony of twelves in the novel is a institution which stipulate that at the age of twelve, everyone should and will be assigned a job by the committee of elders. They will perceive your inclination of jobs and your interests then determine the job you will be assigned with so called meticulous concern.