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• n  (Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 13th birthday of a Jewish boy and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility
• v  confirm in the bar mitzvah ceremony, of boys in the Jewish faith

News & Articles

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• Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg: Friends Till 'The End'
  Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg met as adolescents on the Vancouver bar mitzvah circuit — and soon after began writing the script for what would become the movie Superbad. Their new project is This Is the End, a disaster-movie spoof in which the Rapture hits home in Hollywood.
  June 11, 2013 - NPR
• Lautenberg recalled at NY funeral for humble start
  NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg's journey from a childhood so poor his family couldn't afford his bar mitzvah to his life as a multimillionaire businessman who served for decades in the Senate was remembered Wednesday at a funeral in New York City packed with dignitaries.
  June 5, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News
• Lautenberg is recalled for rise from humble start
  NEW YORK (AP) — Tenacity marked U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg's journey from a childhood so poor his family couldn't afford his bar mitzvah to his life as a multimillionaire businessman who served for decades in the Senate, relatives and friends said Wednesday at his funeral at a New York City synagogue packed with dignitaries.
  June 5, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News