1. (Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 13th birthday of a Jewish boy and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility
   "a bar mitzvah is an important social event"

1. Confirm in the bar mitzvah ceremony, of boys in the Jewish faith

Derived forms: bar mitzvoth

Type of: covenant, induction, initiation, installation

Encyclopedia: Bar mitzvah

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