bar and bat mitzvah: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: Jewish Virtual Library - Jewish Practices & Rituals: Bar/Bat Mitzvah. Jun 20, 2026
Corrected typo. May 27, 2025
Expanded the discussions of history, meaning, and the inclusion of bat mitzvahs. May 23, 2025
Add new Web site: Brigham Young University - ScholarsArchive - Bar mitzvahs and Bat mitzvahs (PDF). Apr 25, 2025
Add new Web site: Academia - Defining Community: Bar/Bat Mitzvah Ritual (PDF). Dec 21, 2024
Add new Web site: BBC Bitesize - Bar and Bat Mitzvah. Nov 04, 2024
Add new Web site: Reform Judaism - Origins of the B'nai Mitzvah (Bar/Bat Mitzvah). May 23, 2024
Add new Web site: Brandeis University - The Bat Mitzvah: A Celebration of Jewish Women's Empowerment. Mar 01, 2024
Add new Web site: Harvard University - The Pluralism Project - Bar and Bat Mitzvah. Dec 07, 2023
Add new Web site: Learn Religions - Bar Mitzvah Ceremony and Celebration. Dec 26, 2019
Replaced photograph. May 31, 2018
Add new Web site: Religion Facts - Bar Mitzvah. Feb 03, 2017
Add new Web site: JewishEncyclopedia.com - Bar Mizwah. May 12, 2013
Media added. Jan 28, 2009
Added new Web site: Jewish Virtual Library - Jewish Practices & Rituals: Bar/Bat Mitzvah. Sep 29, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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