SJSinNYC:
Max well, you think a Bar Mitzvah kid is an adult? So, you would have no problem with your 13 year old son getting married?
Max well:
sjsinnyc, Absolutely. I don’t consider him an adult – the TORAH does.
Says the one who obviously doesn’t have a thirteen year old son. 🙂
In any event, even the Torah agrees that at 13 one is not *fully* responsible for one’s actions. Consider the fact that a person is not liable for certain Divine punishments until 20.
Clearly what this says to me is that there is a maturation process. At thirteen we expect a youth to be able to handle certain responsibilities. As he progresses and matures towards twenty, he becomes more and more responsible for his actions, thoughts and ideas.
The Wolf