B'nai Mitzvah

According to Jewish law, when Jew

Jew

Jews are followers of Judaism [i] or, more generally, members of the Jewish people , an ethno [i] ...

ish children reach the age of maturity they become responsible for their actions. At this point a boy is said to become Bar Mitzvah ; a girl is said to become Bat Mitzvah . Before this age, all the child's responsibility to follow Jewish law and tradition lies with the parents.

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According to Jewish law, when Jew

Jew

Jews are followers of Judaism [i] or, more generally, members of the Jewish people , an ethno [i]...

ish children reach the age of maturity they become responsible for their actions. At this point a boy is said to become Bar Mitzvah ; a girl is said to become Bat Mitzvah .
Before this age, all the child's responsibility to follow Jewish law and tradition lies with the parents.