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Bar mitzvah

/ˌbɑː(ɹ)ˈmɪts.və/

A Jewish coming of age ceremony for boys.

📖 Definitions of "Bar mitzvah"

noun
  1. 1

    A Jewish coming of age ceremony for boys.

  2. 2

    A boy who has come of age.

verb
  1. 1

    (usually passive) To initiate someone in a bar mitzvah ceremony.

    "He was bar mitzvahed at the Kotel."

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