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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

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

The conclusion of all this was my reading 30 or so lines from the Torah on my bar mitzvah Saturday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026

The first TV crew comes to Chokecherry on the Saturday my father takes me suit shopping for my bar mitzvah.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman



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