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
Dustin's Bar Mitzvah band announced their decision to split up in April 2007 after drummer Desmond Wolfe decided to quit. On 15 August 2011 they announced they were reforming and have scheduled a gig at Londons Lexington on 1 October. A new website was launched at www.dustins.org.uk Dustin's Bar Mitzvah Dustin's Bar Mitzvah are an English four piece band from Acton, London. They are signed to Hungry Kid Records in the United Kingdom and Vinyl Junkie records in Japan. Dustin's Bar Mitzvah have achieved greater success in Japan, issuing a collection of demos entitled "Dial M For Mitzvah" and entering the Japanese singles