mitzvah

Example Sentences

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You usually go there for something—a birthday, a bar mitzvah, a special family Saturday-afternoon outing.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2026

Despite the success, he was ousted from Columbia when the company accused him of using company funds to pay for personal expenses, including his son's bar mitzvah.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

Bandel came with his entire family to celebrate his grandson's upcoming bar mitzvah, the Jewish coming-of-age ritual.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

As a child in New Orleans, Mr. Lemann never attended a bar mitzvah or bris; he heard neither Yiddish nor Hebrew.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

She was hoping that ability would make its appearance in a month, when she became a bat mitzvah.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack