bar mitzvah: Meaning and Definition of

bar mitz•vah

1. a solemn ceremony held in the synagogue, usually on Saturday morning, to admit as an adult member of the Jewish community a Jewish boy 13 years old who has successfully completed a prescribed course of study in Judaism.
2. the boy participating in this ceremony.
3. to administer the ceremony of bar mitzvah to:Cf. bat mitzvah. Our son was bar mitzvahed at the family synagogue.