A Month Without Bar Mitzvahs

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Question

I heard there is a month without Bar Mitzvahs, what is it about, and why?

Answer

This month [Adar I] does not have Bar Mitzvahs because thirteen years ago it was a simple year with one Adar. The Rema (Orach Chaim, siman 55, סעיף 10) writes that Bar Mitzvahs occur only in Adar II. [In the 19-year cycle, there are 7 leap years, most of which did not have a leap month 13 years prior, but some did have a leap month earlier, and in those years, Bar Mitzvahs also occur in Adar I].

Source

The source of this is from the responsa of Mahari Mintz (siman 9), who writes that since the year was extended, and this affects even the laws related to the nature of the body, therefore maturity occurs only in Adar II. [In the responsa of Maharash Halevi (siman 16), it is held that Bar Mitzvah occurs already in Adar I. Some are stringent according to this opinion regarding Torah commandments such as wearing tefillin. However, according to the law, as stated, Bar Mitzvah occurs only in Adar II].

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