Take the Bar and Bat Mitzvah Quiz

Rabbi Menachem Posner serves as staff editor at Chabad.org, the world’s largest Jewish informational website. He has been writing, researching, and editing for Chabad.org since 2006, when he received his rabbinic degree from Central Yeshiva Tomchei Temimim Lubavitch. He resides in Chicago, Ill., with his family.

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Gideon Tema, Ghana January 6, 2022

B"H now I'm improving 10/10 Reply

6th grade israel January 3, 2022

10/10 it was wonderful to my class Reply

Rita Forbes Clinton January 6, 2022

in response to 6th grade:

Lead the way! You "rock!" Reply

Josiah Maine December 20, 2021

I’m am by choice, learning every day, 10/10.
This quiz was fun! Reply

Rita Forbes Clinton January 6, 2022

in response to Josiah:

Good Morning, Josiah

Congratulations! Never stop learning! Reply

Ferial Canada December 12, 2021

I am improving. 8/10. Slowly but surely. Many thanks Rabbi Posner. Reply

Dortumor Tetteh AngelZion December 13, 2021

in response to Ferial:

B"H Reply

Rita Forbes Clinton January 6, 2022

in response to Dortumor Tetteh AngelZion:

Hello, Ferial

Outstanding! Keep up the good work. Never stop learning. Never stop trying. You're doing just fine. Reply

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Thank you, rabbi Posner Reply

Lauren D. spector Bend, Oregon December 9, 2021

8/10 Thank you for these quizzes. I was Bat Mitzvah in 1999, I was 53 years old. It was a beautiful and a joyous day. Reply

m n December 9, 2021

10 is tricky Reply

Es Can December 9, 2021

Wow! Oh Yes! Reply

Tuvya San Diego December 9, 2021

8/10. Didn't really know about the adult bar mitzvah being a thing. I became a Jew on 12 Elul 5779, 40 years after my first conscious memories of learning about Judaism. At our shul, there really is no adult Bar Mitzvah program. My mother-in-law keeps saying I should push the rabbis to do one for me, but somehow, I feel like this honor should be reserved for young people as a rite of passage. I absolutely want to read from the Torah, which I have not yet done because I've only dabbled in trope. I've got the Biblical Hebrew down though bc I try to read a bit every day if possible. As a 49 year old Jewish man, I'm already a bar mitzvah and don't need to be honored, the honor would just be being able to read from the sefer Torah. With that in mind, does Chabad ever do online trope classes? We do have some people at shul who would help, but I feel they are better at doing than teaching. Reply

Menucha Canada December 14, 2021

in response to Tuvya:

Absolutely not for young people only! I'm sure if you ask your rabbi, they can help arrange it. Also, I think, I'm not sure though, but I think Chabad has trope audios available. :D Reply

Tuvya San Diego December 15, 2021

in response to Menucha :

Great, I will do a search for those audios. Thanks for the tip! As I said, I'm not even that interested in being honored as an adult Bar Mitzvah, I'm happy just working towards reading from the Torah and maybe leading some of the service, which a lot of our congregants do, down the road, just in the normal course of things. Reply

Dortumor Tetteh AngelZion December 9, 2021

B"H I'm a noahide from Ghana
I got 6/ 10 I didn't know anything about bar/bat mitzvah. I'm 29 years. So please I may need your help about the bar/bat mitzvah brothers. Thanks
May Hashem bless you all Reply

Bruce SC December 9, 2021

Question 10 is somewhat ambivalent: If a Jewish male is over 13, they are bar mitzvah regardless of whether they have "celebrated" their bar mitzvah, no?
(Which would make the "correct" answer "none of the above" ;-) Reply

Tuvya San Diego December 12, 2021

in response to Bruce:

That was my thinking too. Well, we all knew B was not true, therefore C was not true, but the question was whether or not A was true, and I guess it is, therefore D was not true either. But I had guessed D as well, as I hadn't realized that any bar mitzvah who had not celebrated could do so at a later time. I don't find adult bar mitzvah celebrations to be in the spirit of the intended celebration to mark one's transition into adulthood though. It would be like celebrating your 30th birthday at 50 (wait, maybe not such a bad idea!) Reply

Gila Memphis December 14, 2021

in response to Bruce:

Yes, they have "become" a bar mitzvah already, but nevertheless they may choose to "celebrate" it at any time if they did not mark their 13th birthday with a celebration. Reply

Eileen Sickel DC December 9, 2021

I was raised reform. We had confirmation, not bat mitzvah. Bit the same result. We were now adults in the congregation and responsible for our own sins. Reply

Fernando Marana, Arizona December 9, 2021

B''H! 10/10, Woohoo! Reply

Bracha Southend-on-Sea December 9, 2021

9/10 - I learnt about the blessing - very interesting Reply

Rita Forbes Clinton December 9, 2021

Good Morning,

9/10. Question #7 was a little ambivalent. Overall, nice quiz. Reply

Esther Beachwood December 9, 2021

in response to Rita Forbes:

yeah, I guessed that one, but it does make sense.
thank you for the quiz, and have a great shabbos everyone! Reply

Anonymous December 9, 2021

in response to Rita Forbes:

i got 9/10 as well.
I very much agree.

beautiful quiz! i liked this one! Reply

Crystal Australia December 9, 2021

Yes 10 /10 Reply

Itty Hecht spring valley ny December 7, 2021

10/10 Reply

Menucha Canada December 7, 2021

10/10. Reply

David. Kaufmann Ocklawaha, FL December 7, 2021

I am 68 years old, both my parents are Jewish, but yet I was raised xtian. I am Baal Tzchuvah and returned the G-d of my Fathers about 18 years ago. I have never had a Bar Mitzvah, but I routinely wrap tefillin and am called for aliyah at my shul. What am i missing? Reply

Jacob Hoff Denver December 8, 2021