Home›Initiatory Rituals›Jewish and Islamic Coming-of-Age and Conversion RitesGroupJewish and Islamic Coming-of-Age and Conversion RitesThe rites by which a person enters or is confirmed in the Jewish or Muslim community: the Bar and Bat Mitzvah, the Muslim shahada of conversion, the Sufi bayah pledge of allegiance and the Jewish giyur of conversion. A ritual belongs here when its cited article describes a conversion or coming-of-age rite of Judaism or Islam. It excludes Christian initiation and Indian initiations. Examples in the atlas include Bar / Bat Mitzvah.Browse BySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)Browse ByAll Jewish and Islamic Coming-of-Age and Conversion RitesJewish and Islamic Coming-of-Age and Conversion Rites2 entriesJewish and Islamic Coming-of-Age and Conversion RitesFilter Results2 entriesOrigin Period Start YearAll1200 (1)FrequencyAllAs the occasion requires (1)Once, or at a turning point in a life (1)Life Stage MarkedAllComing of age (1)Entry into the community or the order (1)ObligationAllOptional and voluntary (1)Scholarly StandingAllA standard analytic category in the study of religion (1)Used, but its validity as a comparative category is disputed (1)Social FormAllPerformed by a gathered group (1)Performed by an officiant for a recipient (1)PractitionerAllThe candidate undergoing the rite (2)Native To RegionAllAncient Israel (1)TraditionAllBreslov Hasidism (2)Chabad-Lubavitch (2)Conservative Judaism (2)Haredi Judaism (2)Hasidic Judaism (2)Humanistic Judaism (1)Modern Orthodox Judaism (2)Orthodox Judaism (2)Reconstructionist Judaism (1)Reform Judaism (2)Originated InAllAncient Israel (1)Kind of ritualAllJewish and Islamic Coming-of-Age and Conversion Rites (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 2Bar / Bat MitzvahInitiatory Rituals15 linksGiyurInitiatory Rituals14 linksSourcesConversion to Judaism (Wikipedia)Has Member: Giyur, Introduction, sentence 1Quote, Has Member: Giyur, Introduction, sentence 1Conversion to Judaism (Hebrew: גִּיּוּר, romanized: giyur or Hebrew: גֵּרוּת, romanized: gerut) is the process by which non-Jews adopt the Jewish religion and become members of the Jewish ethnoreligious community.View the SourceBar and bat mitzvah (Wikipedia)Has Member: Bar / Bat Mitzvah, Introduction, sentence 1Quote, Has Member: Bar / Bat Mitzvah, Introduction, sentence 1A bar mitzvah (masculine) or bat mitzvah (feminine) is a coming of age ritual in Judaism.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.