95 Bar And Bat Mitzvah Trivia Questions with Answers

95 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?

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At Judith Kaplan Eisenstein’s 1922 bat mitzvah, who was her father, a founder of Reconstructionist Judaism?

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Mordecai Kaplan

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In Jewish tradition, which biblical figure is the namesake of the priestly family represented by the first aliyah?

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Aaron

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At a traditional Jewish bar mitzvah celebration, what sweet food is commonly thrown toward the celebrant?

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Candy

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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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In a Jewish bar or bat mitzvah service, what is the student’s Torah commentary commonly called?

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D’var Torah

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In a traditional Shabbat Torah service, how many people are called for aliyot?

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Seven

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Who was the first American girl widely recognized as having a bat mitzvah ceremony?

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Judith Kaplan Eisenstein

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Who wrote the 1967 novel The Chosen, which includes Danny Saunders’s bar mitzvah?

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Chaim Potok

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In New York City, which synagogue hosted Judith Kaplan Eisenstein’s landmark 1922 bat mitzvah?

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Society for the Advancement of Judaism

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In Jewish tradition, which rabbinic ethics text is commonly associated with the age of 13 and responsibility for commandments?

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Pirkei Avot

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In the 2023 film You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah, who plays Stacy Friedman?

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Sunny Sandler

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In a Jewish bar mitzvah Torah service, what is the raised reading platform called in Sephardi Hebrew?

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Tevah

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In a Jewish synagogue hosting a bar mitzvah, what is the curtain covering the Torah ark called?

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Parochet

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During a Jewish bar mitzvah Torah service, what is the Torah scroll itself called?

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Sefer Torah

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In a Jewish bar mitzvah Torah service, what is the pointer used to follow the Hebrew text called?

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Yad

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What Hebrew word describes the charitable good deed often chosen as a bar or bat mitzvah service project?

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Mitzvah

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What Hebrew term names the prophetic reading traditionally paired with the Torah portion at many bar mitzvah services?

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Haftarah

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Which 2006 comedy film directed by Gary Marshall centers on preparations for a Jewish boy’s bar mitzvah?

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Keeping Up with the Steins

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What is the Hebrew plural term for a group of Jewish boys and girls who have reached religious majority?

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B’nai mitzvah

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At a Jewish bar or bat mitzvah, what Hebrew phrase names the celebrant’s speech or Torah interpretation?

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D’var Torah

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In Judaism, what does the phrase “bar mitzvah” literally mean in English?

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Son of the commandment

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In Jewish tradition, what are the leather boxes worn on the arm and head during weekday morning prayer?

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Tefillin

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In Judaism, what garment may a bar or bat mitzvah celebrant wear during a Torah service?

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Tallit

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In Judaism, what is the raised platform from which the Torah is read during many bar and bat mitzvah services?

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Bimah

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In Judaism, what age traditionally marks a girl’s bat mitzvah and religious majority?

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12

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At a Jewish bar or bat mitzvah celebration, what Israeli folk dance is commonly performed?

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Hora

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According to Jewish historical usage, in which century did “bar mitzvah” first become a term for a Jewish boy’s coming-of-age ceremony?

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15th century

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Who directed the 2006 British comedy film Sixty Six, centered on a boy’s bar mitzvah?

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Paul Weiland

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In the 2009 film A Serious Man, which song does Danny Gopnik listen to before his bar mitzvah?

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“Somebody to Love”

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In the 2009 film A Serious Man, what is the first name of the boy preparing for his bar mitzvah?

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Danny

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Who directed the 1981 film adaptation of Chaim Potok’s novel The Chosen?

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Jeremy Kagan

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In The Chosen, what is the surname of Danny’s father, the leader of a Hasidic community?

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Saunders

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In The Chosen, what is the first name of Reuven Malter’s father, a scholar who supports him?

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David

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In Chaim Potok’s novel The Chosen, what sport brings Reuven Malter and Danny Saunders together?

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Baseball

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In the film Sixty Six, which national team did England defeat in the 1966 World Cup final overshadowing Bernie’s bar mitzvah?

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West Germany

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In Judaism, what Hebrew term names the ritual handwashing commonly performed before eating bread at a bar mitzvah meal?

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Netilat yadayim

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At a Jewish bar or bat mitzvah celebration, what Hebrew word names the charitable obligation often represented by donations?

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Tzedakah

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In a Jewish bar or bat mitzvah service, what Hebrew term names the person who leads the congregation’s sung prayers?

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Chazzan

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What Hebrew term describes a Jewish religious quorum traditionally needed for certain public prayers at a bar mitzvah service?

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Minyan