Bar Mitzva Parsha

 

לכ'  בן בתה של אחותי הב' הבר מצוה יודל נר"ו נכד הרה"ג ר' עוזיאל מילבסקי זצ"ל PARSHAS HASHAVUA וישלח     BAR MITZVAH PARSHA The זהר beginning of the Parsha (וישלח) writes, --- כי מלאכיו יצוה לך לשמרך  When a child reaches the age of 13 years he receives the Yetzer Tov thereby having two מלאכים within him. If the right (יצה"ט) overpowers the left (יצה"ר) then he has both מלאכים protecting him. ****************************************   The מקור (source) that a boy  becomes Bar Mitzvah at age 13 is from this week's Parsha    Rashi in  אבות (Perek 5) & נזיר כ"ט ע"ב*  writes:  "We don't find  in the Torah,anyone under the age of 13 to be called איש (man)   In (בראשית ל"ד) it says  ויקחו שני בני יעקב שמעון ולוי איש חרבו   It is known** that both Shimon & Levi were at that time 13-year-olds (Shimon 14 years)."   * What is commonly referred to, as Rashi on M.Nazir is not  Rashi. See Gilyon Hashas (R.A.Eiger) Nazir 2a. Many believe it was the Rivan who wrote it (son in law of Rashi)     בן ** See Torah Temimah for calculation