How to Act at a Bar or Bat Mitzvah

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Orthodox synagogues have Bar Mitzvahs only.

   For girls, they have a "different" celebration.
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   Step 2: Talk to your Jewish friends about the Bar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah

   , If you need to use your cell phone, take it outside the synagogue. , Many Jewish families will hire a photographer and even a videographer to document or record the event.
   
   If you're interested in getting some photos, ask the family if you can take your own camera to take pictures. , If it's an Orthodox synagogue and you're a woman, wear a modest, dressy dress and dress shoes.
   
   If you're a man, wear a dress suit, tie, and dress shoes and wear a kippah (skullcap) on your head
   - whether you're Jewish or not. , The service itself is the hardest part of the ceremony to get through.
   
   The Bar Mitzvah boy or Bat Mitzvah girl will be reciting parts of their Torah and Haftorah portions in Hebrew and need to concentrate. ,,
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   Step 3: and ask what you can do while you're there.

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   Step 4: Turn off your cell phone before entering the synagogue

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   Step 5: because it's disrespectful for cell phones to go off in places of worship.

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   Step 6: Consider taking you camera.

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   Step 7: Dress appropriately.

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   Step 8: Don't talk during the service

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   Step 9: because it's disrespectful.

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    Step 10: Don't turn your back on the Torah

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    Step 11: because it's one of the most sacred objects in Judaism

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    Step 12: and it's disrespectful.

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    Step 13: Don't clap your hands in the synagogue unless everyone else does.

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