Bat+and+Bar+Mitzvahs

The ceremonies of Bat and Bar Mitzvahs mark the **achievement of a level in Hebrew understanding,** children go to Hebrew school around third grade, and ends after the Bat or Bar Mitzvah ceremony. Hebrew school is where students learn a **major part of the Hebrew language,** so they can read and recite the **Torah** at their Bat or Bar Mitzvah. Like the learning of prayer in Islam, Jewish children learn Hebrew so they can recite the **Torah**, Islamic children learn Arabic so they can recite the **Holy Quar’an**. Also, the Hindu ways of welcoming a boy into the adult world is similar to the Jewish ways because they both have a **sacrifice**, Jewish being the sacrifice of **time and effort** in learning Hebrew, and Hinduism being a **sacrifice of a wood**, the first of many. Muslim children have to sacrafice time too, **praying five times** a day and devoting themselves to Allah.
 * Learning Hebrew**

Jewish children are entitled to study the Torah the **rest of their life**, though sometimes it doesn't always happen. A child may **sign a contract** for their rabbi agreeing to keep studying, because some Jewish students think after Bat/Bar Mitzvahs they are finished with their learning of Hebrew.
 * After the Ceremony**

A Bar or Bat Mitzvah is meant to signify becoming an **adult**, though becoming an adult doesn’t mean they are ready to get married or take on adult jobs. The significance of being an adult is just about following **Ten Commandments** at that age. Bat or Bar Mitzvahs usually happen around **puberty**, and in our culture, the age of thirteen for boys and the age of twelve for girls is puberty and signifies the entrance into adulthood.
 * The Meaning of It All**

Bat or Bar Mitzvah literally means son or daughter of the commandment Confirmation usually near Shavuot
 * Sweet Facts**

Becher, Itzik. __Living Traditions, A Celebration of Jewish Life.__ New York: Mallard Press, 1993.

....Comparing to Buddhism