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bar mitzvah

[bahr mits-vuh, bahr, bahr meets-vah] / bɑr ˈmɪts və, bɑr, ˌbɑr mitsˈvɑ /
NOUN
jewish rite of passage
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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

Davis’s Columbia stint ended abruptly when he was fired in 1973 for allegedly using tens of thousands of dollars in company funds to pay for personal expenses including his son’s bar mitzvah.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 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

Jacobs: I started my first business when I was 23 years old in 1979 with $5,000 left over from my bar mitzvah money, and that business grew to a billion dollars.

From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026

“I don’t want to change everything. I just want to try this and see how it feels. I’m thirteen, which is perfect bar mitzvah timing.”

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman


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