Ask the Rabbi
- Family and Society
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- Bar and Bat Mitzva
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- Tefillin
Question
How long before a Bar Mitzvah, should a boy put on Tefillin, and does he do it with a Bracha?
Answer
The Ashkenazi custom is for a boy to begin putting on Tefillin a month before his Bar Mitzvah - with a Bracha.
Tefillin bar mitzvah
Various Rabbis | 9 Cheshvan 5768
Bat Mitzvah after conversion
Rabbi Elchanan Lewis | 12 Iyyar 5767
Selecting the Parasha of Bar Mitzvah
Rabbi Elchanan Lewis | 6 Cheshvan 5765
