Bat Mitzvah
Bat Mitzvah
A girl becomes religious mature responsible to fulfill her commandments at the age of twelve. Bat Mitzvah Literally Bat Mitzvah means daughter of commandment and expecting the young woman now responsible to observe all of her Mitzvot like lightening the Shabbat candles. In orthodox communities, the bat mitzvah is more often marked with a family celebration than a religious ritual. If an orthodox girl wants to celebrate her bat mitzvah by reading Torah or leading a prayer service, then this is generally done in the presence of women only.
Of course the Bat Mitzvah occasion is a cause for great celebration and gratitude to G-d, and hence the Bat Mitzvah ceremony. Indeed one becomes Bat Mitzvah automatically on one‘s twelfth birthday and thus responsible, with or without a party!
Bat Mitzvah Traditions
Among traditional Jews, Bat Mitzvah was often celebrated by a small party or festive meal at the girl‘s home. More recently, in more liberal communities, as the Jewish education of girls has become nearly identical to that of boys. Thus a development of Bat Mitzvah ceremonies within Orthodoxy is the creation of women‘s prayer groups where women among themselves lead services and read Torah and haphtarah. Same development can be seen in the conservative and reform congregations where an egalitarian process evolved. In those congregations the Bat Mitzvahs girls can have an aliyah, aufruf, with amended blessings, can read the Torah, and even lead services. In some conservative congregations girls have begun to observe the occasion by giving talks from the pulpit after the service, either on the Torah portion or on some other aspect of women‘s ritual involvement.Although women are exempt from some of the mitzvot a man has to observe many women feel that they would like to keep these amendments and feel egalitarian. Women hear the Shofar, say Shema and wear a Tallit. Thus for the last century women began adorning themselves with a tallit when going to synagogue. Read more about the women‘s Tallit by clicking the link.
The religious ceremony is a most important part of the Bat mitzvah yet the celebration that follows should also be a memorable occasion for the Bat Mitzvah girl. The party that can be either at home or marked with a Kiddush in synagogue is an occasion that will let everyone know that the Bat Mitzvah girl has reached the age of daughter of command.
women‘s Tallit
Bat Mitzvah Gifts
Every time you are invited for a Bat Mitzvah you find yourself asking: Should one give gifts for a bat mitzvah? If your answer is yes what kind of gift is appropriate for a Bat Mitzvah girl?So now you find yourself looking for Bat Mitzvah Gift ideas
We at Gans have a great variety of gifts and recommend bringing a Judaic Bat Mitzvah gift such as Kiddush cup, Shabbat candleholders for at home or when traveling, a Grogger, or a Chanukah Menorah.
A Bat Mitzvah plaque with all the details of The Bat Mitzvah ceremony like: name, date, Parasha, and Synagogue is a perfect gift that will make the Bat Mitzvah girl remember this happy day.
A lovely idea is to bring the Bat Mitzvah girl an illustrated and framed blessing for girls.
An Eshet Chayil art piece is appropriate at such occasion. We have many artists who have illustrated this verse.
One very outstanding and meaningful Bat Mitzvah gift idea is giving the girl her special portion Facsimile from a Torah scroll that was rescued from the holocaust. To see a torah Portion please click the link.
Bring the girl an ancient map replica of Israel that will make her curious and maybe be a start of a collection later in life.
A piece of Judaic jewelry will surely be appreciated by the Bat Mitzvah girl. We have necklaces, bracelets, and pendants with Judaic symbols that every girl and young women will be happy to call theirs.
If you are looking for a gift and are still undecided please drop us a note with the details and your budget through the contact us link and we will give you some more specific ideas.
All the Bat Mitzvah Gifts from Gans are by Israeli artist and come to you from Israel.
And last but not least, how about giving the Bat Mitzvah celebrant a gift Certificate from Gans Jerusalem that will enable her to choose something she likes from our vast collection.
see Torah Portion
Bat Mitzvah Gift Registry
The Bat Mitzvah will be celebrated soon. The excitement must be great and the preparation on their way.Every Bat Mitzvah girl would love to get gifts on his happy event. By creating an online Bar Mitzvah gift registry at Gans Jerusalem gifts & Judaica you make sure the celebrant get exactly what he wishes for. Whenever a gift will be purchased the bar mitzvah boy will be notified and a note will be placed that this gift was already purchased so no gift will be bought more than once and the hassle of exchange will be eliminated.
From a door sign for the boy‘s room to a beautiful Shabbat candle holders, from memo pads for the desk to the actual torah portion as well as Tzdakah boxes and Menorahs, everything can be found in the extensive Bat Mitzvah gift registry that you can create on line by clicking the link and than on the add your own registry on top of the registries page.
And a word of advise: Include a link to the Bat Mitzvah gift registry on your invitation and personal website, if you have one, making it easy for guests to purchase gifts. Everyone will love how convenient you have made the gift-giving process for them!
see gift registry
