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[[File:עליה לתורה בבר מצוה01.JPG|thumb|The Bar Mitzvah Aliyah L'Torah at 770]]

[[File:מכתב הרבי לבר מצווה.jpeg|thumb|The Common Text that the Rebbe Sent as a Blessing to Bar Mitzvah Boys]]

'''Bar Mitzvah''' is the time when a Jewish boy enters the yoke of Torah and mitzvos upon reaching the age of 13.

In Chassidic Teaching: The poskim debate whether the age of 13 is from the Torah, bringing proof from the possuk "and each man ~~took~~<ref>See at length the Rebbe's words on this matter in the sicha of 19 Tammuz 1968, 75 years after the completion of the seven days of celebration (shivas yemei hamishteh) for the Bar Mitzvah of the Previous Rebbe.</ref>."

In Chassidic Teaching: The poskim debate whether the age of 13 is from the Torah, bringing proof from the possuk "Vaykchu ish - and each man took”<ref>See at length the Rebbe's words on this matter in the sicha of 19 Tammuz 1968, 75 years after the completion of the seven days of celebration (shivas yemei hamishteh) for the Bar Mitzvah of the Previous Rebbe.</ref>.

Regarding the possuk "You are My son, I have begotten you today," the Zohar teaches that Dovid said this verse when he became Bar Mitzvah and entered his year. Then Dovid said that Hashem "said to me: You are My son, I have begotten you today," meaning that from the level of "I am prayer," a holy neshamah was drawn down to him.

Regarding the possuk "You are My son, I have begotten you today," the [[Sefer HaZohar|Zohar]] teaches that Dovid said this verse when he became Bar Mitzvah and entered his year. Then Dovid said that Hashem "said to me: You are My son, I have begotten you today," meaning that from the level of "I am prayer," a holy neshamah was drawn down to him.

The level of Bar Mitzvah is greater than the virtue of bris milah, when the G-dly soul enters, as the Alter Rebbe brings at the beginning of Shulchan Aruch. However, this is only the level of Nefesh, Ruach, and Neshamah. After one serves Hashem as required, he merits an even greater level, and at the time of Bar Mitzvah, the levels of Atzilus are also drawn down.

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The Rebbe expressed displeasure about the spread of the custom among Chassidim to rent a hall specifically for the Bar Mitzvah celebration.

Several times the Rebbe expressed satisfaction when informed that the Bar Mitzvah boy also shared a topic in nigleh (revealed Torah) in addition to the Chassidic maamar.

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== Bar Mitzvah for Immigrants ==

Since 5752 (1992), the absorption project "Merkaz Gutnick" under Kollel Chabad in the Holy Land organizes traditional celebrations for the children of heroes, during which they distribute free pairs of tefillin to hundreds of Bar Mitzvah boys.

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The Rebbe himself addressed these events during public farbrengens.

=== See Also: ===

=== See Also ===

* [[Isa B'Midrash Tehillim]]

* [[Bas Mitzvah]]

* Isa B'Midrash Tehillim

[[he:בר מצוה]]

* Bas Mitzvah

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+[[File:עליה לתורה בבר מצוה01.JPG|thumb|The Bar Mitzvah Aliyah L'Torah at 770]]
 [[File:מכתב הרבי לבר מצווה.jpeg|thumb|The Common Text that the Rebbe Sent as a Blessing to Bar Mitzvah Boys]]
 '''Bar Mitzvah''' is the time when a Jewish boy enters the yoke of Torah and mitzvos upon reaching the age of 13.
-In Chassidic Teaching: The poskim debate whether the age of 13 is from the Torah, bringing proof from the possuk "and each man took<ref>See at length the Rebbe's words on this matter in the sicha of 19 Tammuz 1968, 75 years after the completion of the seven days of celebration (shivas yemei hamishteh) for the Bar Mitzvah of the Previous Rebbe.</ref>."
+In Chassidic Teaching: The poskim debate whether the age of 13 is from the Torah, bringing proof from the possuk "Vaykchu ish - and each man took”<ref>See at length the Rebbe's words on this matter in the sicha of 19 Tammuz 1968, 75 years after the completion of the seven days of celebration (shivas yemei hamishteh) for the Bar Mitzvah of the Previous Rebbe.</ref>.
-Regarding the possuk "You are My son, I have begotten you today," the Zohar teaches that Dovid said this verse when he became Bar Mitzvah and entered his year. Then Dovid said that Hashem "said to me: You are My son, I have begotten you today," meaning that from the level of "I am prayer," a holy neshamah was drawn down to him.
+Regarding the possuk "You are My son, I have begotten you today," the [[Sefer HaZohar|Zohar]] teaches that Dovid said this verse when he became Bar Mitzvah and entered his year. Then Dovid said that Hashem "said to me: You are My son, I have begotten you today," meaning that from the level of "I am prayer," a holy neshamah was drawn down to him.
 The level of Bar Mitzvah is greater than the virtue of bris milah, when the G-dly soul enters, as the Alter Rebbe brings at the beginning of Shulchan Aruch. However, this is only the level of Nefesh, Ruach, and Neshamah. After one serves Hashem as required, he merits an even greater level, and at the time of Bar Mitzvah, the levels of Atzilus are also drawn down.
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 The Rebbe expressed displeasure about the spread of the custom among Chassidim to rent a hall specifically for the Bar Mitzvah celebration.
 Several times the Rebbe expressed satisfaction when informed that the Bar Mitzvah boy also shared a topic in nigleh (revealed Torah) in addition to the Chassidic maamar.
-עליה_לתורה_בבר_מצוה01.JPG
 == Bar Mitzvah for Immigrants ==
 Since 5752 (1992), the absorption project "Merkaz Gutnick" under Kollel Chabad in the Holy Land organizes traditional celebrations for the children of heroes, during which they distribute free pairs of tefillin to hundreds of Bar Mitzvah boys.
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 The Rebbe himself addressed these events during public farbrengens.
-=== See Also: ===
+=== See Also ===
+* [[Isa B'Midrash Tehillim]]
+* [[Bas Mitzvah]]
-* Isa B'Midrash Tehillim
+[[he:בר מצוה]]
-* Bas Mitzvah