This is a way of life, not a job. Some police officers retire after twenty years, collect a pension, and move on to other law enforcement opportunities such as private security, judicial marshals, airport security, and fraud investigators.
Chai is equivalent to 8 and yud is equivalent to 10. So âchaiâ, chet and yud together, equals 18. Giving money in multiples of $18 is symbolic of giving âchaiâ or life. There are many people who give money in multiples of $18 as presents to someone celebrating a birth, a bar or bat mitzvah or a wedding.If just your child is going to the bar mitzvah, donât spend money on gift cards or savings bonds.f your whole family is going, you should be giving in the nature of about $75 to $100 a person (half for your kids). So for a family of four with two adults and two kids about $300 would be an appropriate gift.
Bar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah are Jewish coming of age rituals. 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