A rite of passage in Judaism is circumcision.

• A. Circumcision
• B. Bar Mitzvah
• C. Bat Mitzvah
• D. Passover

Answer: (A)

Rites of passage are rituals that signal a change in a person’s status within a community. In Judaism, circumcision (Brit Milah) on the eighth day after birth marks a male infant’s entry into the covenant with God and into the Jewish people, giving him a distinct religious and social identity from the start of life. The ceremony is performed by a mohel and celebrated with family, grounding the child in the obligations and privileges of Jewish life from day one. Other milestones like Bar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah are also important, but they come later as proofs of religious maturity rather than the initial entry into the covenant. Passover is a major festival commemorating liberation from Egypt, not a birth-to-community transition. So circumcision best fits the idea of a rite of passage in Judaism.