The Jewish coming of age ritual, Bar Mitzvah, means “Son of Commandment” and is exclusive for the boy. In reform synagogues, a boy becomes a Bar Mitzvah on his 13th birthday and this is usually acknowledged in the form of a ceremony. However, some Jewish boys do not have a Bar Mitzvah celebration because the family may be too poor or do not belong to a synagogue (Bar Mitzvah, 2016). In this case, the boy automatically become a Bar Mitzvah upon reaching the age of 13. No ceremony is required to confer these rights and obligations. (Tracey T.R, 2011) The preliminal stage of the Bar Mitzvah celebration involves various things. For boys that do take part in a Bar Mitzvah celebration, there are many preparations that are for both the child and the ritual itself. Usually the child will begin preparations for his Bar mitzvah about a year before the big day (Bar and Bat Mitzvah 101, 2017). …show more content…
The service is usually led by a Rabbi, although, during different points of the ceremony, relatives and friends will come up to perform their section of the service (Jacob B, 2018). Throughout the ceremony, the rabbi will lead the congregation through various readings and hymns both In English and Hebrew (B’nei Mitzvah Service Order, 2018). The Bar Mitzvah will be called up for a special Aliyah which involves reciting the blessing both before and after the reading of the Torah and will normally also read from the Torah itself. In addition to this the boy will also chant the Haftarah, the blessings and reading from a passage of the Prophetic writings . In addition to this, the Bar Mitzvah is presented with a tallit as a sign of distinction. The strands and knots at each corner represent the Torah’s 613 regulations. He also receives a prayer book. The Aliyah and receiving of items is considered to be the most important part of the
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So what it is Bar Mitzvah? According to The Oxford English Dictionary Bar Mitzvah is “the initiation ceremony of a Jewish boy who has reached the age of 13 and is regarded as ready to observe religious precepts and eligible to take part in public worship”. Of course this is a very vague explanation in terms of getting to the bottom of this ceremony’s significance. What is crucially important about both Bar and Bat Mitzvah is that this ceremony is absolutely essential for every Jewish person actually practicing the religion. As it was mentioned before, this ceremony is some sort of emancipation for Jewish children. Consequently, the way the ceremony was conducted has a very important meaning in the life of a child and his or her parents. Prior to Bar Mitzvah his parents were supposed to take under control their child’s cultural development. Every kid, by the age of 13 (or 12, which is the full-age for girls) supposed to ...
This event is celebrated differently by many diverse cultures, and as time goes by, some of the traditions change. Even though the traditions may alter, the whole point of this eventful activity stays the same. The point of this event is to recognize the young lady’s transition from childhood to womanhood. This is also known as “the coming of age.” On this one day, it’s all about the girl, nothing else matters!
For young males, pubescence is a time of proving one’s self as an adult by emulating masculine tropes found in older peers, family members, neighborhoods and in the media. The male body sees some of the most noticeable changes through puberty. As such the body becomes the main proof that young boys utilize in proving themselves as men and no longer boys. The developments in puberty are certainly influenced by culture, social setting and time. In Richard Mora’s study of how hegemonic masculinity influences the stage of pubescence for boys, he examines how the biological changes within the male body influence the socialization of ten sixth-grade Latino boys. First, Mora makes distinctions in how white working and middle class students experience puberty, which in most cases are hardly discusses with peers (189). However, Mora observes the opposite amongst the Latino boys at Romero, all of whom find many reasons to express their pride in their slowly changing bodies. Among these boys, puberty is more of a social accomplishment that comes with rewards in dominance and male peer congratulations.
The main protagonist is a young boy named Jonas, living in a utopian community, which, at first glance, seems like an ideal place to live. In this society each birthday celebration has its own distinct rights of passage and privileges. Each age group has distinct expectations of behavior and responsibilities to the community. Infractions of expectations carry extreme shame and might even lead to being “released to elsewhere” from the community. Jonas is a well-behaved young boy who follows the guidelines without thinking about them. We first meet Jonas when he is eleven and apprehensive about his upcoming 12th birthday. This birthday will determine what his life’s work will be within the community. The community is lead by a group of elders and it is the elders who determine what jobs each 12 year old will have. The children have no word or input into their jobs, they must accept whatever is decided for them. In his ceremony of twelve, Jonas is surprised to learn that he has been picked to be Receiver of Memories in training, a unique and prestigious position.
Rite of passage is defined per Wikipedia.com as, “a celebration of the passage which occurs when an individual leaves one group to enter another. It involves a significant change of status in society.” Such as when a student graduates high school and prepares to attend college, get married, or live away from home working to support themselves. Maturation is not signified by an arbitrary age. Nor is it gauged by whether one attends college or not. The stage where the adolescent lives on their own, is the beginning of the process. This is a time to make choices based on the knowledge accumulated up to this time. In America, when one reaches the age of eighteen they are considered an adult and can vote. Chronologically they are
Jonas lives in a community where pain, rudeness, and war are non-existent. All children undergoes a ceremony in December every year until they reach twelve years of age, at which point they receive their Assignments, the jobs they will perform as adults. A committee of Elders carefully watches each child in order to determine which adult occupation best suits his or her talents and interests. The committee also takes the greatest care in matching spouses in order to ensure stable marriages. No couple is allowed to raise children until the committee determines they are capable of being good parents. Every day, families undergo rituals of sharing, in which they analyze their feelings and dreams with one another. As his Ceremony of Twelve approaches, Jonas is apprehensive because he has no idea what Assignment he will receive. His parents try to allay his fears by explaining that the committee takes Assignments very seriously, so they rarely make the wrong choices. Meanwhile, Jonas' family begins temporarily caring for a newchild, or infant, named Gabriel. Gabriel is lagging behind the other newchildren in development, so Jonas's father, a Nurturer, decides to care for Gabriel in his home at night in the hopes that it will help Gabriel catch up with the other newchildren.
Identity often refers to a sort of desperate quest or a deliberately confused search through both a mental and moral experience. However, Erikson approaches this idea as an experience that will almost be a surprise that sneaks up on one, rather than something that can be found. The process of identity formation is located in the core of an individual, and also in the core of ones communal culture. This process is ever changing and developing, but reaches a crisis during the stage of adolescence. At the earliest stage of the identity crisis there is an important need for trust in oneself and others. Adolescents, at this stage, look passionately for ideas to place faith in, and additionally, ideas, which seem worthwhile to prove trustworthy. Erikson explains, “at the same time the adolescent fears a foolish, all too trusting commitment, and will, paradoxically, express his need for faith in loud and cynical mistrust” (Erikson, p. 252). This stage of identity formation is very confusing to youth because of the pull between childhood and adulthood. The adolescent undergoes and inner struggle of whether they wish to follow certain morals and beliefs, and the fear of committing to a specific identity. The second stage establishes the necessity of being defined by what one can will freely. The adolescent is now looking for an opportunity to decide freely on one of the available or unavoidable duty and service, and is at the same time terrified of being forced to engage in activities, which may expose one to ridicule. This further adds to the confusion of adolescents and identity formation. An adolescent is torn between acting shamelessly in the eyes of his or her elders, out of free choice, than to be forced into activities t...
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challenged to transition from childhood to adulthood. As Adler describes it, “For most children, adolescence means one thing above all else: he must prove he is no longer a child” (Fall & Berg, 1996, p.433). Adolescent individuals must understand his or her place within society, family, and community while simultaneously seeking independence in task and identity.
This is a period when an individual is not an adult yet and at the same time, they are not an adolescent anymore either. This is the point in life where a person identifies who they really are and figure out which career path they will take. Different types of brain development continue, biological and physiological changes occur. Entering adulthood varies from country to country. For example, the average legal drinking age of all nations in earth is 18, but in the United States it is 21. On the other hand, in Germany a 14 year old can be drinking as long as they have consent from their parents or guardians. The average age to obtaining a licence is 18, in the U.S and in Canada you can receive it at 16. There is even a province in some states where you get your licence at the age of 14. The average voting age is 18. In Brazil and Argentina, the voting age is 16. Whereas in the country of Malaysia you must wait until you have reached the age of 21 to vote. As you can see, the ages vary