Essay Archive - Bar Mitzvah
Bar Mitzvah
A Bar Mitzvah is about becoming a man in the eyes of G-d. That
includes morally and spiritually. Thousands of years ago, when the Hebrews
were crossing over the Sinai desert, the sons of Aaron, the high priest,
sinned. They conducted a service drunk. They had the laws about
intoxication, and knew it was wrong, but still insisted on continuing. For
this they paid with their life.
Thousands of years have passed on, and not much has changed. Today, in
many major cities, people still commit acts that are morally wrong. There
are some, though, who do not commit these ....
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