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| bar mitzvah | ||
| (Hebrew, "son of the commandment"). A boy who has reached the age of 13 and is thereafter expected to obey the commandments. Term also used for the ceremony marking this occasion. See Jewish Life Cycle: Bar/Bat Mitzvah. |
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| bat mitzvah | ||
| (Hebrew, "daughter of the commandment"). A girl who has reached the age of 12 and is thereafter expected to obey the commandments. Term also used for the ceremony marking this occasion. See Jewish Life Cycle: Bar/Bat Mitzvah. |
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| beit knesset | ||
| (Hebrew, "house of assembly"). The synagogue. |
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| beit tefilah | ||
| (Hebrew, "house of prayer"). The synagogue. |
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| beit midrash | ||
| (Hebrew, "house of study"). A place designated for the study of sacred texts, usually a part of the synogogue. |
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| ben | ||
| (Hebrew, "son of"; Aramaic "bar" or "ibn"). Son of. Used in traditional Hebrew names; e.g., Rabbi Moses ben Maimon is Moses, the son of Maimon. |
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| bet din | ||
| (Hebrew, "house of judgment"). A rabbinal court convened to resolve business disputes, grant divorces, determine whether a prospective convert is ready for conversion, etc. |
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| bris | ||
| (Hebrew brit, "covenant"). Colloquial name for the ritual of circumcision, from the Ashkenazi pronunciation of brit. |
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| brit | ||
| (Hebrew, "covenant"). The special covenant between God and the Jewish people. |
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| brit milah | ||
| (Hebrew, "covenant of circumcision"). The ritual of circumcision performed on the eighth day of a boy's life. More commonly known as brit. See Jewish Life Events: Circumcision. |
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