This informative article, written by Rabbi Aryeh Citron of Chabad.org, presents many of the Jewish laws associated with planning a Bar Mitzvah or becoming a Bar Mitzvah boy, from an Orthodox Chabad perspective. Among the issues discussed are how to calculate the date of one’s Bar Mitzvah, the new rights and responsibilities of the Bar Mitzvah boy, the Bar Mizvah Aliyah during Torah reading, and the celebration. Rabbi Aryeh Citron is a rabbi and educator affiliated with Chabad-Lubavitch, an Orthodoc Hasidic movement with a focus on outreach.