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n. In gender egalitarian communities, the ceremony of a 13- (or 12-) year-old girl's first calling up to the Torah, symbolizing her adulthood in Jewish life. can also refer to the girl herself. In Orthodox communities, refers to celebration of girl turning 12. "Celebration of a Jewish girl's coming of age; a girl who has reached that age." (Glinert)
"The bat mitzvah girl will be reading the parshah this week."
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בת מצווה 'daughter of the commandment'
bas mitsvah, bat mitzva, bat mitsva, bas mitsva, bas mitzve, bas mitsve, bas mitzveh, bas mitsveh, bat mitsvah
Also used as a past participle: "I was bat mitzvahed at that temple."
See also bar mitzvah and b mitzvah.
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