Bar and Bat Mitzvah "son" (), while "bat" () means "daughter" in Hebrew, and "mitzvah" () means "commandment" or "law" (plural: "mitzvot"). Thus "bar mitzvah" and "bat mitzvah" literally translate to "son of commandment" and "daughter of commandment". However, in rabbinical usage, the word "bar" means "under the category of" or "subject to". "Bar mitzvah" therefore translates to "an [agent] who is subject to the law". Although the term is commonly used to refer to the ritual itself, in fact the phrase originally refers to the person. The modern method of celebrating becoming a bar mitzvah did not exist in the time of the
Judaism and Rastafarianism days of the vow of his separation there shall no razor come upon his head: until the days be fulfilled, in the which he spareth himself unto the Lord, he shall be holy, and shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow." This explains the long sideburns and beards of religious Jews as well as the dreadlocks associated with observant Rastafarians. Judaism and Rastafarianism Aside from a mutual belief in the Old Testament, Judaism and Rastafarianism closely align in essence, tradition and heritage. However, the philosophy behind many customs is what truly differentiates the two religions. There