Judaism
Bar Mitzvah & Bah Mitzvah’s Compared to Confirmation
Catholic and Judaism are considered opposite religions, yet they share very similar rituals and ceremonies. A Catholic child typically around twelve or thirteen years old goes through their confirmation. This is a ceremony where the young adult promises to follow with the religion and continue to learn about the faith. In the Jewish faith when a girl is twelve and a boy is thirteen they celebrate their Bah Mitzvah if they are a girl or Bar Mitzvah if they are a boy. This ceremony is also when the young adult promises to follow their religion and stay close to and learn more about their faith.
The definition of a Catholic Confirmation is “a rite administered to baptized persons, in some churches as a sacrament for confirming and strengthening the recipient in the Christian faith, in others as a rite without sacramental character by which the recipient is admitted to full communion with the church.”(1). The definition of a Bar Mitzvah is very similar to the definition of a Catholic Confirmation. The definition of a Bar Mitzvah or a Bah Mitzvah is “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).
Most Confirmations are done through the catholic schools now so a young adult will be confirmed with their class mates, while a Bar Mitzvah or Bah Mitzvah is celebrated normally only one person at a time, but still takes place in front of the synagogue ‘s congregation. Confirmations are performed during a special confirmation mass where the person being confirmed must have someone known as a sponsor to be there for them. Their sponsor can be any Catholic person who the young person being confirmed looks up to as a Catholic leader in their life. During the ceremony each person being confirmed is called up to take vows about staying
Catholic and Judaism are considered opposite religions, yet they share very similar rituals and ceremonies. A Catholic child typically around twelve or thirteen years old goes through their confirmation. This is a ceremony where the young adult promises to follow with the religion and continue to learn about the faith. In the Jewish faith when a girl is twelve and a boy is thirteen they celebrate their Bah Mitzvah if they are a girl or Bar Mitzvah if they are a boy. This ceremony is also when the young adult promises to follow their religion and stay close to and learn more about their faith.
The definition of a Catholic Confirmation is “a rite administered to baptized persons, in some churches as a sacrament for confirming and strengthening the recipient in the Christian faith, in others as a rite without sacramental character by which the recipient is admitted to full communion with the church.”(1). The definition of a Bar Mitzvah is very similar to the definition of a Catholic Confirmation. The definition of a Bar Mitzvah or a Bah Mitzvah is “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).
Most Confirmations are done through the catholic schools now so a young adult will be confirmed with their class mates, while a Bar Mitzvah or Bah Mitzvah is celebrated normally only one person at a time, but still takes place in front of the synagogue ‘s congregation. Confirmations are performed during a special confirmation mass where the person being confirmed must have someone known as a sponsor to be there for them. Their sponsor can be any Catholic person who the young person being confirmed looks up to as a Catholic leader in their life. During the ceremony each person being confirmed is called up to take vows about staying