Custom Bar/Bat Mitzvah Invitations
I love to create custom bar/bat mitzvah invitations and custom paper designs for any event! In todays post I have an example for bar mitzvah and a bat mitzvah invitation. I hope you enjoy them! But first, a bit about the bar/bat mitzvah traditions.
The Bar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah are Jewish coming of age rituals. Bar is a Jewish Babylonian Aramaic word literally meaning ‘son’ while bat means ‘daughter’ in Hebrew, and mitzvah means ‘commandment’ or ‘law’. Thus bar mitzvah and bat mitzvah literally translate to “son of commandment” and “daughter of commandment”. Reaching the age of bar or bat Mitzvah signifies becoming a full-fledged member of the Jewish community with the responsibilities that come with it. According to Jewish law, when Jewish boys become 13 years old, they become accountable for their actions and become a bar mitzvah. A girl becomes a bat mitzvah at the age of 12 according to Orthodox and Conservative Jews, and at the age of 13 according to Reform Jews.
According to the Orthodox view, the bar mizvah boy is so happy to be commanded to do mitzvah and earn reward in the next world for his efforts, that he throws a party and has a festive meal.
Bar and bat mitzvah parties in America are often lavish affairs held at hotels and country clubs with hundreds of guests.
Bar Mitzvah
Bat Mitzvah
