Being clever, before he was 13 years old, when he became "Bar mitzvah," he had gained a thorough Talmudical education.
"Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ"
Rev. A. Bernstein, B.D.
It is almost certain, too, that for the great event of the Bar mitzvah the old grandfather of Semlin came to Pest.
"The Jewish State"
Theodor Herzl Commentator: Louis Lipsky Alex Bein
Whether or not each one of these circumstances had a direct effect on the boy, the whole complex surrounds his Bar mitzvah with the suggestion of the mission of his life, and, certainly, occasion was given for the awakening in him of the feeling of dedication to a great enterprise.
"The Jewish State"
Theodor Herzl Commentator: Louis Lipsky Alex Bein