Coming of Age in Judaism
Within Judaism there is the well-known ceremony of Bar mitzvah for a boy when he turns thirteen years old and becomes recognized as a "man". For a girl at twelve years of age she becomes a "woman". In Judaism it is recognized that girls mature slightly ahead of boys. Judaism recognizes that these ages coincide with puberty, which in past times made them eligible for marriage.
The coming of age ceremony called a bar mitzvah ("son of the commandment" in Aramaic) is held on the Saturday (Shabbat) after a Jewish boy's thirteenth birthday. A similar ceremony called a bat mitzvah (or bas mitzvah which is Hebrew for "daughter of the commandment") is held on the Saturday closest to a Jewish girl's twelfth birthday. However, the female coming of age ceremony is not as commonly practiced as the bar mitzvah. The bat mitzvah is recognised mostly by Reform Judaism, Conservative Judaism, and Modern Orthodox Judaism. Haredi Judaism and Hasidic Judaism only celebrate bar mitzvahs.
In orthodox communities the Jewish girl, at about 13, has a service of Bat Chayil (daughter of valour). She will be allowed to read in the synagogue but not from the Torah, only from the prophets and the writings. In reform communities boys and girls are seen as equal and the girls take part in a ceremony called Bat Mitzvah (daughter of the commandments) which is the same as the boys' ceremony.
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The Cropsey Homestead, also known as Ever Rest, was built in 1835 and purchased by Jasper F. Cropsey in 1885. Cropsey extended Ever Rest by adding an artist’s studio to it in 1885. The Homestead is listed in the "National Register of Historic Places in New York".
Hastings-on-Hudson, New York
Hastings-on-Hudson is a suburban village located in the southwest part of the Town of Greenburgh in Westchester County, New York. The village has a total area of 2.9 mi², 32.65% of which is water. As of 2000, there are 7,648 people residing in the village. Commuter rail service to New York City is available via the Hastings-on-Hudson train station, served by Metro-North Railroad's Hudson line.
Attractions and Recreation
Hastings-on-Hudson has many attractions and places for recreation, including:
- Chemka Pool, a public swimming pool
- Hillside Woods, a large wooded area with hiking and biking trails
- Sugar Pond, a small pond located in Hillside Woods; open to ice skating in the winter
- Numerous playing fields including the Burke Estate, Zinsser Field, Reynolds Field, and Uniontown Field
- Hastings High School, where there are often theatre productions and other shows
- Downtown Hastings, which offers a variety of retail stores, selling for example: shoes, toys, stationery, and pizza
- "Ever Rest", the homestead and studio of Hudson River School painter Jasper Cropsey (1823-1900). The home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in New York.
- A large public library
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