Transcript Being a Jew. - Paignton Online

Consider yourself one of
the family!
Circumcision or Brit Milah
Being a Jew.
Any child born to a Jewish mother is considered a Jew. A Jewish girl does not have to go through the same
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for young Jewish boys.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/being-a-jew/3673.html
Circumcision is a religious requirement
on Jews recalling the covenant that God made with Abraham.
This Ceremony takes place when the child is eight days old.
The Brit Milah is usually attended by men. The child is placed on the lap of a male friend or relative who
has the honour of being the Sandek. He has the responsibility of holding the child still whilst the
circumcision is performed by a Mohel.
Naming the baby
Baby boys are also given their names at their circumcisions; it is customary to keep the name a secret
before the ceremony. It is traditional for the child to receive his or her name at the first public gathering,
so if the child is a girl, then she will be named at the first public reading of the Torah at the Synagogue.
Website, Jewish
birth and
circumcision.
http://www.bbc
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Coming of age ceremony!
What is a bar mitzvah and a bat mitzvah?
They are both special ceremonies where
Jewish boys (aged 13) and girls (aged 12) can
become adults in the eyes of the Jewish
religion.
Bar mitzvah is for boys and means Son of the
Commandment.
Bat mitzvah is for girls and means Daughter of
the Commandment.
Class Clips 3667 – Bar Mitzvah.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/bar-mitzvah/3667.html
Class Clips 7469 – Bar Mitzvah.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/bar-mitzvah/7469.html
Video Bat Mitzvah
http://www.theholocaustexplained.org/ks3/judaism-and-jewish-life/jewishreligious-practice/rights-of-passage-barmitzvah-and-batmitzvah/