Bar/Bat Mitzvah Quiz

How much do you know about this coming-of-age ceremony?

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Traditionally, being a bar/bat

meant that one was obligated to fulfill the mitzvot, or commandments. Today, boys and girls may mark this event by leading services, reading from the Torah, or doing community service projects.

Question 1 of 10
What is the traditional blessing for a father to recite at his son's bar mitzvah?
Question 2 of 10
Who decried the materialism of bar/bat mitzvah parties?
Question 3 of 10
When do many traditional Jews mark a child's reaching the age of majority?
Question 4 of 10
In which countries is there evidence of bat mitzvahs before the 20th century?
Question 5 of 10
In the Book of Numbers, what age does God identify as an age of moral responsibility?
Question 6 of 10
The first mention of a bar mitzvah party is found in which Jewish text?
Question 7 of 10
Which of these is a pre-bar/bat mitzvah child allowed to do?
Question 8 of 10
True or false: Humanistic Judaism has its own bar and bat mitzvah rituals.
Question 9 of 10
Is a bar or bat mitzvah ceremony required for every Jewish child?
Question 10 of 10
Which of these is a bat mitzvah tradition among Chabad-Lubavitch families?
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