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Bat Mitzvah & Bar
Mitzvah Vs. Confirmation
Reform Perspective
by Rivka C. Berman
Early
Reform congregations did not celebrate bar or bat mitzvahs. Rather, the
Confirmation, a ceremony adapted from the Protestant tradition, was chosen as a
rite of passage instead.
Today, both bar/bat mitzvah and confirmations are celebrated because they mark
different stages. The bat and bar mitzvah highlights a childs new personal
status. The Confirmation, experienced as a class, emphasizes a Jews place in
the community.
Studying for the two takes separate routes. Hebrew reading and synagogue ritual
take up a lot of bar mitzvah training. Intellectual exploration of what it means
to be a Jew is usually the focus of the Confirmation.
Mazal Tov and Enjoy!
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