1. mitzvah

noun. ['ˈmɪtsvə'] (Judaism) a good deed performed out of religious duty.

Rhymes with Mitzvah

• bar-mitzvah

Sentences with mitzvah

1. Noun, singular or mass
At that age they are "bar mitzvah," or a son of the law.

2. Verb, 3rd person singular present
The, the congregation, represented by its president, will give the bar/bat mitzvah a gift.

Quotes about mitzvah

1. Allowing yourself to stop reading a book - at page 25, 50, or even, less frequently, a few chapters from the end - is a rite of passage in a reader's life, the literary equivalent of a bar mitzvah or a communion, the moment at which you look at yourself and announce: Today I am an adult. I can make my own decisions.
- Sara Nelson, So Many Books, So Little Time: A Year of Passionate Reading

2. mitzvah

noun. ['ˈmɪtsvə'] (Judaism) a precept or commandment of the Jewish law.