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Monday, June 20th, 2011

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Bat Mitzvah Gifts

What Jewish girl didn't get enthusiastic as the date of her bat mitzvah approached? Just the thought of all the Bat Mitzvah jewelry she will receive is enough to excite her tremendously.

The bat mitzvah is a Jewish ceremony that marks the entrance of a 12 year old girl into the adult Jewish world, a world where she will now be responsible for her actions, religious wise. This ceremony, once a humble celebration, has long since become a reason for fancy parties. Mostly, the girl will give a short speech as to the significance of the day for her, and maybe more importantly, will receive many gifts.

A bothering question many people who are invited to these celebrations have regarding the gifts given to the party girl is the obvious question – What gift should I buy? Often the most appropriate gift is a piece of jewelry, but still, with the wide range of jewelry in the market today, what is considered Bat Mitzvah jewelry?

One fantastic option is to purchase gold name pendants. First, name jewelry of any kind is most fitting as it is as personal as jewelry can get. Just by seeing her name on a piece of jewelry will make her fall in love with it. The designs for these pendants are endless. These include heart pendants, asimone pendants, girl pendants, tree of life pendants, simple name pendants and even beautiful kotel pendants. A kotel pendant is a beautiful gift for a Bat Mitzvah girl as it is full of meaning, being the last remnant of the holy temple destroyed nearly 2,000 years ago. This wall, also known as the western wall or the Wailing Wall, is a place where people from all over the world come to pray and put notes with their personal wishes between the ancient stones. These reasons connect the girl to her Jewish heritage on her special day.

Another form of Bat Mitzvah jewelry is Jewish pendants. The gorgeous pendants are shaped like many Jewish symbols such as Star of David, Hamsa, Chai, Mezuzah, Jerusalem and more. These symbols hold great meaning to a Jewish person. The hamsa is an ancient amulet believed to have protective powers against the evil eye. The Star of David is perhaps the symbol most associated with Judaism, often seen on synagogues around the world. It too protects its wearer against harm. All the other symbols have plenty of meaning as well.

Finally, besides other handmade gold and handmade silver jewelry that can be purchased, one can buy a fabulous pair of silver candle holders. Candle holders are used by women every Shabbat and holiday to light the candles with. In some families, each girl who has passed her Bat Mitzvah lights her own candles as well. This makes these candle holders a truly perfect gift for the occasion.

So the next time you are searching for that fantastic gift for the party girl, a large variety of Bat Mitzvah jewelry waits for you. Enjoy!

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Baltinester Jewish jewelry store features unique jewish jewelry and Judaica gifts. Among our jewelry you can find Handmade Silver Jewlery, Handmade Gold Jewelry, Roman Glass Jewelry and many more unique items. You are welcome to visit our store at Baltinesterjewelry.com. Thanks for supporting Israel's artists