Mitzvah goreret mitzvah Mitzvah goreret mitzvah The Hebrew phrase mitzvah goreret mitzvah, averah goreret averah (Hebrew: מצווה גוררת מצווה; עברה גוררת עברה.) "one good deed will bring another good deed, one transgression will bring another transgression," ("Sayings of the Fathers" 4:2) expresses the belief in Judaism that following one commandment leads to another. The saying is found in the mishnah in "Pirkei Avot" 4:2. There are several ways in which such an effect can take place. One can be as a result of inspiration, in which the act of a mitzvah is witnessed by others, who in turn, follow in their footsteps. Another
Bar and Bat Mitzvah the family and the community. Bar mitzvah is mentioned in the Mishnah (Ethics of the Fathers, ) and in the Talmud. In some classic sources the age of 13 appears for instance as the age from which males must fast on the Day of Atonement, while females fast from the age of 12. The age of b'nai mitzvah roughly coincides with physical puberty. The bar or bat mitzvah ceremony is usually held on the first Shabbat after a boy's thirteenth and a girl's twelfth birthday (or thirteenth in Reform congregations). "Bar" () is a Jewish Babylonian Aramaic word literally meaning