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In Jewish terminology, what is a boy called while he is still a minor before becoming a bar mitzvah?

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Katan

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At a traditional Jewish bar mitzvah, what blessing may the boy’s father recite to mark his changed responsibility?

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Baruch shep'tarani

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In a Jewish bar mitzvah Torah service, what is the traditional title of the person receiving the first aliyah?

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Kohen

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In Jewish tradition, what calendar determines the date when a bar or bat mitzvah status begins?

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Hebrew calendar

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In Judaism, what does the Hebrew word “bat” mean in “bat mitzvah”?

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Daughter

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In Jewish tradition, what is the Hebrew name for the Torah reading ceremony itself?

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Kriat ha-Torah

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In a Jewish bar mitzvah service, what is the Hebrew term for the person who oversees the Torah reading and calls people for aliyot?

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Gabbai

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In Jewish tradition, what language is the word “bar” in “bar mitzvah,” meaning “son”?

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Aramaic

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After a Jewish Torah reading, what is the wrapping and dressing of the scroll called?

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Gelilah

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In a Jewish Torah service, what is the Hebrew name for the person called to read the final aliyah before the prophetic reading?

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Maftir

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In Jewish tradition, at what age does a boy become obligated in the commandments as a bar mitzvah?

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13

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Which Jewish movement is credited with introducing the modern bat mitzvah ceremony in the United States?

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Reconstructionist Judaism

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