1. Circumcision
a. Called “Brit Milah”
b. Circumcision on 8th day of life
c. Celebration held afterwards
d. Represents mar85riage between Jews and God
e. Represents idea of being “set apart”
2. Bar/Bat Mitzvah
a. Age 13 for boy/12 for a girl
b. “Mitzvah” means ‘obligated to perform the Jewish mitzvoth (or commandments)’
c. Chant the haftarah, the prophetic portion, of the Torah over the congregation during Sabbath morning service
d. Year of preparation
e. Change in relationship between child and parent
3. Marriage Ceremony
a. Kesubah- Marriage contract
b. Bedeken- the unveiling; comes from story of Jacob and Leah
c. The Canopy- chuppah
d. The Seven Blessings
i. http://www.ou.org/wedding/7brachot.htm
4. Death and Funeral
a. Interment (Burial) very important to return to the Earth
b. Taharah- ritual cleansing for body with water, dressing with prayer shawl, dirt spinkled on various parts of body
c. Levayah- means “funeral” and “accompany to grave”
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d. Only be buried among fellow Jews
e. Readings of a funeral service
5. Other Smaller Traditions
a. Kosher eating
b. Torah prayer hung above the door
i. Mezuzah Scroll – reads Duet. 6:4-9
c. The Upsherin (first haircut for a boy at age 3)
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