[DOC] [TLE] Bar Mitzvah 101 - An overview: Everything you need to know about ... [PAR] According to Jewish law, at the age of thirteen a boy is no longer considered a 
minor ... But since becoming a bar mitzvah is such an important milestone and 
joyous ... Jewish custom has been to mark this milestone with a synagogue 
ceremony ... in the opportunities and responsibilities that come along with his 
new status. [DOC] [TLE] The Parents' Role in a Bar/Bat Mitzvah Service - My Jewish Learning [PAR] In a strictly traditional bar mitzvah celebration, the role of the bar mitzvah boy's 
parents (usually, just the father) during the worship service is . ... the child to be 
liable for his or her own actions, according to Jewish law. ... In liberal synagogues
, parents often say only the Shehecheyanu blessing, thanking God for being alive 
to... [DOC] [TLE] Bar and Bat Mitzvah 101 - My Jewish Learning [PAR] A ceremony marking the first performance of mitzvot such as being called up to ... 
by the father thanking God for freeing him from responsibility for the deeds of his 
child ... traditional Jews, because women are not legally obligated by Jewish law 
to ... In the last three decades, an adult bar/bat mitzvah ceremony has developed
... [DOC] [TLE] Bar and Bat Mitzvah - Wikipedia [PAR] Bar Mitzvah (Hebrew:  ) and Bat Mitzvah (Hebrew:  ) (
Ashkenazi ... According to Jewish law, when Jewish boys become 13 years old, 
they become ... Traditionally, the father of the bar mitzvah gives thanks to God 
that he is no ... In addition to being considered accountable for their actions from 
a religious... [DOC] [TLE] Bar and Bat Mitzvah | ReformJudaism.org [PAR] Bar and bat mitzvah mean, literally, "son and daughter of the commandment." ... 
While bar and bat mitzvah are often used to refer to the ceremony, the terms also 
... to Jewish law and thereby took on new religious privileges and responsibilities 
of an adult. ... "Blessed is He who has freed me from responsibility for this boy. [DOC] [TLE] Numbers 11 to 20 - Free Bible Commentary in easy English [PAR] They did not thank him because he was leading them to the *Promised Land. .... 
In the *Old Testament, God gave his *Spirit to particular people to do ... v28 
Joshua, Nun's son, said to Moses, 'You must stop them, sir!' Joshua .... Verses 4-9 
Aaron and Miriam had important responsibilities. ...... He had given his *Law to 
them. [DOC] [TLE] Ephesians - Free Bible Commentary in easy English [PAR] A free Bible Version and Commentary on the Letter to the Ephesians in ... 2:11-22 
*Jews and *Gentiles are united in Christ ... He prays that his readers will know the 
free help of God the Father and the *Lord ... He has decided that we shall 
become his sons and daughters (verse 5). ..... That is about right and wrong 
actions. [DOC] [TLE] Bar/Bat Mitzvah | Jewish Virtual Library [PAR] Although the term occurs in the Talmud for one who is subject to the law (BM 96a
), ... While the occasion of becoming bar/bat mitzvah was thus formalized only in 
... Simeon (second century C.E.), a father was responsible for the deeds of his 
son until .... The discourse frequently serves as an occasion for the boy to thank 
his... [DOC] [TLE] bar/bat mitzvah ideas and primer for interfaith families - InterfaithFamily [PAR] interfaith heritage and non-Jewish relatives at his or her Bar or Bat Mitzvah. ... he 
or she is officially a Bar Mitzvah (son of the commandments) or Bat ... In its 
earliest form, the only ceremony associated with a child becoming Bar Mitzvah 
was a blessing by the child's father thanking God for freeing him from 
responsibility for... [DOC] [TLE] ABC's of Bar/Bat Mitzvah - Aish.com [PAR] Jan 17, 2000 ... A 7-point guide to the Jewish coming-of-age ceremony and bar / bat mitzvah 
planning. ... responsible to observe the commandments (mitzvot)

Question: During this Jewish ceremony, a father thanks God for being freed of legal responsibility for his son's actions
Answer: a bar mitzvah