How the Bar Mitzvah changed its meaning throughout the ages
Until the invention of print in the 15th century, most Jews had no knowledge of the Hebrew calendar and therefore the practice of a ceremony at 13 years of age was not common practice
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Until the invention of print in the 15th century, most Jews had no knowledge of the Hebrew calendar and therefore the practice of a ceremony at 13 years of age was not common practice
While archaeologists worry about forgeries, the IAA vows to implement more rigorous testing after a highly touted potsherd thought to be from 498 BCE was found to be inauthentic
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