Bar Mitzvah Invitations
Bar Mitzvah like Bat Mitzvah denotes the coming of age of boys. This is a Jewish ritual that has social significance that the Jewish boy is accountable for all his deeds. A boy who attains the age of 13 is considered to be a grownup and according to Jewish religious law he can participate in all religious activities and can also lead them.
The parents are no longer the shelter of boys after this age; a boy is himself responsible for all that he has done, good or bad. There are certain rules laid by Jews for boys, the Pre – Bar Mitzvah rituals which require a boy to study in a Hebrew school, to take some community project, to attend the Jewish prayer ceremonies and also to study under the guidance of designated Bar Mitzvah teacher.
All these things are essential to make a boy understand his responsibilities and culture. A boy after Bar Mitzvah is given treatment like adults, he cannot deter from his responsibilities and to make him responsible all these requirements are laid, once a boy undergoes this training he is given the permission to celebrate Bar Mitzvah. This occasion is celebrated in a grand way and all the guests are invited with the help of Bar Mitzvah invitations. A party is organized and all near and dear ones are invited.
The occasion is special not only for the child but for the parents as well as this is the day when the family really inducts the child to the society and it is from here that the child is considered grown up and accountable for his deeds. This ceremony also is scientifically and legally just as well. A child understands what he is doing from the age of 13 onwards and in some religious mythology as well it is said that boy or girl is innocent and could not be held accountable for their deeds of they are under the age of 10.
It is at this occasion, the boy is made to realize that he has become an adult and can enjoy the treatment like an adult. All family and friends are invited for a celebratory meal. The ritual signifies that the boy will get rewards in next birth also and that makes the ritual more important and crucial for the families. The party is grand and is celebrated with zeal and enthusiasm.