David Arquette Celebrates His Bar Mitzvah in Israel: "Finally I'm a Man"

The actor finally became a man today, getting bar mitzvahed during a trip to the Holy Land

By Josh Grossberg Jun 11, 2012 3:39 PMTags
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A big Mazel Tov to David Arquette.

The 40-year-old thesp took care of some outstanding business with the Jewish faith on Monday when he celebrated his bar mitzvah In Israel at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem.

No word whether they put him up on a chair and sang "Hava Nagila."

"I had my Bar Mitzvah today at the wall. Finally I'm a man," the boyish-faced Arquette tweeted.

Arquette, whose mother is Jewish and father converted to Islam, was in the Holy Land filming a segment for the Travel Channel series Mile High.

During his visit to the wall, the Scream star donned a prayer shawl known as a tallit, tefillin (the small leather black boxes) and a kippah, as is the custom among observant Jews, and read from the Torah in a ceremony right there at the historic site that's traditionally reserved for those turning 13 years old.

Per vosizneias.com, Arquette subsequently received a bar mitzvah certificate from the local rabbi.

Better late than never!