why do people say b’not mitzvah?

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I was reading my friend's Facebook post about her recent bat mitzvah, and I noticed that people were referring to it as "b'not mitzvah" instead of "bat" or "bar mitzvah." I'm curious about why this term is being used. Can someone explain the significance of "b'not mitzvah" and its context?

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

b&rsquo;not is a bat mitzvah for more than one girl. Bar is for a boy.Bat is for a girl. B&rsquo;nai is for more than one, where one is a boy. I have some friends planning a &ldquo;b&rsquo;nai mitzvah&rdquo; for their two children&hellip;the older is a boy, the younger is a girl&hellip;they are a year apart in age.  They will do it when they are 13 and 12 respectively. I have another friend who had triplets:  two boys and a girl.  They had a &ldquo;B&rsquo;nai Mitzvah&rdquo;.  Growing up, I knew a pair of twins (both girls).  We didn&rsquo;t know enough to call it that, but they had a  b&rsquo;not Mitzvah.

Dr. Graciela Brakus I · Answer

Bat Mitzvah is used to mean a party Jewish girls get when they turn 12, but it also is used to refer to a girl who has had her Bat Mitzvah (usually recently). Then if you&rsquo;re talking about more then one Bat Mitzvah, you would use the plural in Hebrew, B&rsquo;not Mitzvah.

Anonymous · Answer

B’nai Mitzvah – for boys
B’not Mitzvah – for girls

Anonymous · Answer

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Girls do it at 12 first of all and second of all a Bat Mitzva is just a birthday party. What do you mean “do it”? You don’t need to do anything.

Anonymous · Answer

I do not know the context, but b’not is plural of bat.

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