<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> Bar Mitzvah (Hebrew: בַּר מִצְוָה ‬) and Bat Mitzvah (Hebrew: בַּת מִצְוָה ‬) (Ashkenazi pronunciation: "Bas Mitzvah") (plural: B'nai Mitzvah for boys, and B'not Mitzvah--Ashkenazi pronunciation: "B'nos Mitzvah"--for girls) are Jewish coming of age rituals . </P> <P> According to Jewish law, when Jewish boys become 13 years old, they become accountable for their actions and become a bar mitzvah . A girl becomes a bat mitzvah at the age of 12 according to Orthodox and Conservative Jews, and at the age of 13 according to Reform Jews . Prior to reaching bar mitzvah age, the child's parents hold the responsibility for the child's actions . After this age, the boys and girls bear their own responsibility for Jewish ritual law, tradition, and ethics, and are able to participate in all areas of Jewish community life . Traditionally, the father of the bar mitzvah gives thanks to God that he is no longer punished for the child's sins . In addition to being considered accountable for their actions from a religious perspective, bar mitzvah may be counted towards a prayer quorum and may lead prayer and other religious services in the family and the community . </P>

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