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Date of Bar Mitzvah Celebration

Question

A child born on the morning of the 8th of Nisan is 12 years old. When should the Bar Mitzvah celebratory meal be held: on the 7th of Nisan after sunset, which corresponds to the 8th of Nisan, or on the 8th of Nisan after sunset?

Answer

Shalom and blessings

On the 7th of Nisan after sunset, which is the night of the 8th of Nisan. 

Answered 9 July 2025 How answers are reviewed
Rabbi Israel Cohen
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Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
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