Bat Mitzvah invitations are sent out shortly before the biggest event in the coming-of-age real-life story of any young Jewish girl. Judaism specifies that Jewish girls, at age 12, are to receive a Bat Mitzvah celebration to formalize their inception into the 'Bat Mitzvah' status.
This means that the girl has graduated on to womanhood, and this has several ramifications. Number one is that the girls' parents are no longer responsible for her adherence, or lack thereof, to the 613 laws of the Torah, and that she is her own morally responsible being with privileges and rights not before granted. Her whole extended family comes to the event, and there will even be boys there that can court her. This ceremony bears some resemblance to the Quince años of Hispanic tradition. Historically, Bat Mitzvahs are several thousands of years older.
Bat Mitzvah invitations are somewhat controversial because Conservative, Orthodox, and Reconstructionist have taken issue with a girl reading from the Torah. However, most non-Orthodox, practicing Jews allow for Bat Mitzvahs in the same vein as a boy's Bar Mitzvah. There is an egalitarian principle that is respected nowadays. Bat Mitzvah invitations tell the date, day, time, place, and a special note signifying the parents' pride of their little girl's successful entry into womanhood.
Bat Mitzvah invitations do not, however, specify the common gifts given because they are usually well known amongst Jewish families. Gifts such as books that have intrinsic moral or historical value, religious-themed gifts, writing instruments and utensils, savings bonds for the purposes of education, or gift certificates are commonly given. Gifts of cash are the most common gifts nowadays, and it's just one more reason that girls are clamoring for their Bat Mitzvah.
The wonderful invitations feature Stars of David, ornate pink ribbons, embossed gold lettering, etc. All of these elements are symbolic of eternal values and moral goodness that the girl has achieved throughout her growing-up period. The many lines of text in an invitation can be customized so that the parents can input the invitation's exact message in a few simple form fields in a few minutes online. Pretty snazzy is the phrase of choice for online Bat Mitzvah card generation. The girl cannot make the card herself for the event because she hasn't yet reached the age of making her own decisions of this nature. Bat Mitzvahs are the most celebrated ceremony in Jewish tradition, alongside the Bar Mitzvah and Passover feast.
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