Bar Mitzvah - Jewish

Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain on the history and meaning of Bar Mitzvah - the coming of age ceremony for Jewish boys.

Picture: Boy at Bar Mitzvah, Credit: Thinkstock

21 May 1996

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4 minutes

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