tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944049822402301446.post826963401100512107..comments2014-05-02T09:36:32.048-04:00Comments on No Turning Back: Bat Mitzvah at 12 or 13? A Jewish Feminist Questionrachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15173116548389493006noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944049822402301446.post-63866728525545574072013-10-25T08:18:24.819-04:002013-10-25T08:18:24.819-04:00Depends what you are counting.
In the Rabbinic wor...Depends what you are counting.<br />In the Rabbinic world there is a huge range.<br />The date of 12 for girls and 13 for boys is based on a Mishnah which suggest that children should only be considered as adult for the purposes of being bound by the vows they make at 13 for boys and 12 for girls (that's an oversimplification of the Mishnah, but go with me.)<br />The test for whether a community should respond 'Amen' to a person making a blessing over the Haftorah is 13. I would say that should go for a man or woman equally.Rabbi Jeremy Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02566221408060070063noreply@blogger.com