mitzvah

Example Sentences

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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, Nicholas Lemann never attended a bar mitzvah or heard Hebrew.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

My kid has her bat mitzvah in February.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 26, 2025

June, for a bat mitzvah scene you memorized a complicated Torah portion.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025

“But you’re lucky. You just have to read to your mama and me. Do you know what you want to read for your bat mitzvah yet?”

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack