A Spiritual Journey

A Spiritual Journey
Author: Behrman House
Publisher: Behrman House, Inc
Total Pages: 68
Release: 1993
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9780874415513

Like Judaism itself, the ritual of the Bar and Bat Mitzvah has developed over time. As with all rituals, participants need to invest it with meaning if it is to move beyond mere performance. In a time when we seek to strengthen Jewish continuity and identity, the bar and bat mitzvah provide opportunities to create meaning in our children's lives. It is the moment when the Jewish community grows by one. A Spiritual Journey is at once a guide to the practical issues of becoming a bar or bat mitzvah and an exploration of the deeper emotional and spiritual elements, inviting young adults and their families to appreciate the ritual's inherent richness and beauty. B'nai mitzvah and their parents will benefit from this thoughtful examination of the ceremonies that lie at the heart of Jewish identity. A Spiritual Journey ensures that the ceremony sets Jewish young adults on a lifelong path toward wisdom, faith, justice, and peace.

Becoming a Bar Mitzvah

Becoming a Bar Mitzvah
Author: Arnine Cumsky Weiss
Publisher:
Total Pages: 332
Release: 2003
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

An inspiring collection of bar mitzvah stories demonstrate how moving, diverse, humorous, and uplifting the ritual is. The stories are fast-paced and full of energy. The continual change of subject and location allows each story to grab the reader's mind and emotions.

Bar Mitzvah, a History

Bar Mitzvah, a History
Author: Michael Hilton
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2014-06-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0827611668

"Published by the University of Nebraska Press as a Jewish Publication Society book."

13 and a Day

13 and a Day
Author: Mark Oppenheimer
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2005
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0374106657

Presents the story of the author's journeys across America to attend the most distinctive b'nai mitzvah he could find in order to reveal how the bar and the bat mitzvah have become a distinctively American rite of passage.

The Complete Bar/bat Mitzvah Book

The Complete Bar/bat Mitzvah Book
Author: Patti Moskovitz
Publisher:
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2000
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781564144638

A practical and friendly guide for students and parents -- a guide that focuses on both the service and the reception, incorporating the experiences and rituals of families from all traditions.

Bar Mitzvah Disco

Bar Mitzvah Disco
Author: Roger Bennett
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2005
Genre: Humor
ISBN:

This collection of essays and photos is the offshoot of the Web site of the same name, on which the authors solicited photos from the late 1960s through the 1980s displaying the peculiarities of their times. The book is structured as a professionally photographed bar mitzvah album, starting with awkward portraits and ending with the requisite "waving good-bye" shot.

Surviving Your Bar/Bat Mitzvah

Surviving Your Bar/Bat Mitzvah
Author: Cantor Matt Axelrod
Publisher: Jason Aronson
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2012-08-16
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0765708884

In Surviving Your Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Cantor Matt Axelrod provides a practical, humorous guide for Jewish students and their families as they prepare for their “big day.” Breezy and friendly yet reassuring and focused, Axelrod easily cuts through the fear and stress that teens often feel in the months leading up to their bar or bat mitzvah. In addition to helping the student prepare for the bar or bat mitzvah by walking the reader through the service and providing helpful study tips for learning a Torah and haftarah portion, Surviving Your Bar/Bat Mitzvah also helps both students and their families cope with the stressors associated with the planning of the celebration, addressing everything from teens’ fears about making mistakes to time management skills to dealing with family over/underinvolvement. Cantor Axelrod’s experience helping hundreds of teens prepare for their bnei mitzvah will help students and families not just survive but understand and enjoy this important Jewish milestone.

Raising the Bar Mitzvah

Raising the Bar Mitzvah
Author: Cantor Matt Axelrod
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2021-03-15
Genre: Bar mitzvah
ISBN: 9781538133095

"This book is about embracing change for one of the most sacred ceremonies in Jewish tradition, the Bar Mitzvah, adapting it to a more personal approach and connecting the original traditions to what's most important to the student's life (art, music, sports)"--

The JPS B'nai Mitzvah Torah Commentary

The JPS B'nai Mitzvah Torah Commentary
Author: Jeffrey K. Salkin
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages: 327
Release: 2017
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0827613296

For too many Jewish young people, bar/bat mitzvah has been the beginning of the end of their Jewish journeys. When students perceive the Torah as incomprehensible or irrelevant, many form the false impression that Judaism has nothing to say to them. Enter the game-changer: The JPS B nai Mitzvah Torah Commentary shows teens in their own language how Torah addresses the issues in their world. The conversational tone is inviting and dignified, concise and substantial, direct and informative. The narrative summaries, big ideas, model divrei Torah, haftarot commentaries, and discussion questions will engage teens in studying the Torah and haftarot, writing divrei Torah, and continuing to learn Torah throughout their lives making it the book every rabbi, cantor, parent, and tutor will also want to have. Jewish learning for young people and adults will never be the same. "