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bar mitzvahs

  • plural
    of bar mitzvah.
    bar mitzvah
    noun
    a solemn ceremony held in the synagogue, usually on Saturday morning, to admit as an adult member of the Jewish community a Jewish boy 13 years old who has successfully completed a prescribed course of study in Judaism.

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But the great, and sociologically accurate, joke about bar mitzvahs among the Jewish has three rabbis at lunch each discussing his problem with mice in his synagogue.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 23, 2026

LaToya Hall, a chef for an upscale catering company, was on her feet all day, working unpredictable hours and moving heavy food trays for weddings and bar mitzvahs.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 13, 2025

"He said he had the bar mitzvahs covered but I have the weddings covered with Love is All Around. "

From BBC Oct. 26, 2024

I’d go to bar mitzvahs and I did a couple of weddings.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 22, 2023

She shoots all kinds of parties and events—weddings, bar mitzvahs, quinceaneras, graduations, anniversaries, sweet sixteens.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner

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