mitzvah

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mitzvah mitzvah /ˈmɪtsvə/

When an uninitiated Jewish male drops by a Mitzvah Mobile, the Lubavitchers show him how to wrap the tefillin, pray with him, and send him on his way belatedly bar mitzvahed.
When a Jewish boy turns 13, he heads to a temple for a deeply meaningful rite of passage, his bar mitzvah.
During the summer of my 13th year, my father took me to Japan as a bar mitzvah present.

Extra Extra: Rahm Emanuel Goes To Israel
He is taking his daughter to Israel to mark her bat mitzvah, but he's mixing in a little work, too, as he will attend the Israeli Presidential Conference. [ more › ]
on June 13, 2013 Source: Chicagoist
Bat mitzvah: A matter of Faith and a spiritual life
Rabbi Mitchell Hurvitz had a special "spiritual charge" for his daughter, Faith Basha, on her becoming a bat mitzvah recently. Photo: Contributed Photo
on June 12, 2013 Source: Greenwich Citizen
B’NAI MITZVAH
SCOTT ADLER, son of Allison & Jon Stashower and Craig Adler, will celebrate his bar mitzvah on Saturday, June 15 at Temple Israel in Westport. EMILY BOWMAN, daughter... Read more »
on June 12, 2013 Source: Jewish Ledger

"I don't know if this counts in rabbinical law or whatever, but if it doesn't, I do plan to have a bar mitzvah," Franco said.
on Feb 13, 2009 By: James Franco Source: International Herald Tribune
"Sorry, this is my bar mitzvah. I never had a bar mitzvah," Bell said.
on Apr 11, 2007 By: Joshua Bell Source: Forbes
"You understand, I'm Jewish," Frank said. "I'm not an expert on the Sermon on the Mount. I'm for same-sex unions. But being Jewish, the Sermon on the Mount didn't come up that much at my Bar Mitzvah."
on Mar 5, 2008 By: Barney Frank Source: CNSNews.com