Food
Reception Traditions
Terminology
Ceremony
100
Food blessed by and prepared with the supervision of a Rabbi. Food must be this to be able to serve at many Bar Mitzvahs.
What is Kosher?
100
Monetary gifts often come in multiples of this number because it is considered a number of good fortune.
What is eighteen?
100
This is a Jewish Temple
What is a Synagogue
100
Jewish boys that are the age of 13 who are considered ready to observe religious precepts and worship openly in public.
Who is someone celebrating their Bar Mitzvah?
200
Bar Mitzvah menus must suit all of these people
What are adults, children, and teenagers?
200
The person whose Bar Mitzvah it is often delivers one of these during the reception.
What is a Bar Mitzvah Speech?
200
These are the first 5 books of the Hebrew Scriptures.
What is the Torah?
200
The privilege of reciting one of the blessings over the Torah. A boy is honored with one of these on the first Torah Reading Day or Shabbat after his Bar Mitzvah.
What is The Aliyah?
300
A traditional loaf of bread often served at Bar Mitzvahs
What is Challah?
300
To light the candles at a reception is the responsibility of these people.
Who are the boy’s family and friends?
300
This is the Hebrew word for Sabbath.
What is Shabbat?
300
This is where the ceremony takes place
What is a Synagogue?
400
A celebratory meal that comes after the ceremony at the synagogue
What is Kiddish?
400
A period of dance that happens during the reception. This is when the boy is raised up on a chair.
What is The Hora?
400
This is the Hebrew word for praying
What is Bimah?
400
This is who leads the Bar Mitzvah ceremony
Who is a Rabbi?