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
Mitzvah Technique the freedom of the head to balance on its spinal support. All of these together promote the operation of the Mitzvah Mechanism. The Mitzvah Technique is designed to improve posture and release tension and stress through exercises and therapeutic table work. It claims to realign, rebalance and exercise the entire body during sitting, standing and walking. Its aim is to replace long-term work by practitioners, to have people learn how to use the Mitzvah Technique itself. Musicians, actors and singers have been extensive users. The Mitzvah Technique contends that activating and practicing the Mitzvah Exercise and mastering its discipline are