Mitzvah "mitzvah" (some "mitzvot" are given reasons in the Torah). In its secondary meaning, Hebrew "mitzvah", as with English "commandment", refers to a moral deed performed within a religious duty. As such, the term "mitzvah" has also come to express an individual act of human kindness in keeping with the law. The expression includes a sense of heartfelt sentiment beyond mere legal duty, as "you shall love your neighbor as yourself" (Leviticus 19:18). The tertiary meaning of "mitzvah" also refers to the fulfillment of a "mitzvah". The feminine noun ' () occurs over 180 times in the Masoretic Text of the
Bar and Bat Mitzvah Bar and Bat Mitzvah Bar Mitzvah () is a Jewish coming of age ritual for boys. Bat Mitzvah (; Ashkenazi pronunciation: "Bas Mitzvah") is a Jewish coming of age ritual for girls. The plural is "B'nai Mitzvah" for boys, and "B'not Mitzvah" (Ashkenazi pronunciation: "B'nos Mitzvah") for girls. 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