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- ISBN
- 9781580232227
- EAN
- 9781580232227
- Book Title
- Putting God on the Guest List, Third Edition : How to Reclaim the Spiritual Meaning of Your Child's Bar or Bat Mitzvah
- Publisher
- Longhill Partners, Incorporated
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Edition
- 3
- Publication Year
- 2005
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.6 in
- Genre
- Religion
- Topic
- Judaism / Rituals & Practice
- Item Weight
- 11.2 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 224 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Longhill Partners, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1580232221
ISBN-13
9781580232227
eBay Product ID (ePID)
102908717
Product Key Features
Edition
3
Book Title
Putting God on the Guest List, Third Edition : How to Reclaim the Spiritual Meaning of Your Child's Bar or Bat Mitzvah
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2005
Topic
Judaism / Rituals & Practice
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Religion
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
11.2 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2011-425182
Reviews
"An invitation to all families to link the sacred act of 'going up' to the Torah with the sacred process of 'growing up' in faithfulness to God and community." --Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso (Reconstructionist), Beth-El Zedeck Congregation, Indianapolis "I hope every family planning a bar or bat mitzvah celebration reads Rabbi Salkin's book." --Rabbi Harold S. Kushner (Conservative), author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People "Shows the way to restore spirituality and depth to every young Jew's most important rite of passage." --Rabbi Joseph Telushkin (Orthodox), author of Jewish Literacy "Raises the questions that most need to be asked at every bar and bat mitzvah." --Rabbi Laura Geller (Reform), "An invitation to all families to link the sacred act of 'going up' to the Torah with the sacred process of 'growing up' in faithfulness to God and community." -Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso (Reconstructionist), Beth-El Zedeck Congregation, Indianapolis "I hope every family planning a bar or bat mitzvah celebration reads Rabbi Salkin's book." -Rabbi Harold S. Kushner (Conservative), author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People "Shows the way to restore spirituality and depth to every young Jew's most important rite of passage." -Rabbi Joseph Telushkin (Orthodox), author of Jewish Literacy "Raises the questions that most need to be asked at every bar and bat mitzvah." -Rabbi Laura Geller (Reform)
Dewey Edition
20
Dewey Decimal
296.4/424
Table Of Content
Acknowledgments Foreword by Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso, Congregation Beth-El Zedeck, Indianapolis Introduction by Rabbi H.William Lebeau, Vice Chancellor, The Jewish Theological Seminary of America Preface to the Third Edition Why This Book Was Born Chapter 1 * Beyond "Today I Am a Man" Chapter 2* "Speak to the Children of Israel": How Bar and Bat Mitzvah Speak to the Inner Life of Children Chapter 3 * The River of Tears: How Bar and Bat Mitzvah Speak to the Inner Lives of Parents and Grandparents Chapter 4 * Hearing God's Voice: The Meaning of Torah Chapter 5 * Putting the Mitzvah Back in Bar and Bat Mitzvah Chapter 6* Rites and Wrongs of Passage: Putting the Party in Perspective Chapter 7 * To a Skeptical Jewish Parent Chapter 8 * The Shabbat Morning Worship Service: Finding Your Place in the Words Chapter 9 * The Changing Jewish Family Chapter 10 * After the Thank You Notes: Helping Your Jewish Teenager Develop Jewish Values Appendix 1 * What Non-Jews Should Know About the Bar and Bat Mitzvah Service Appendix 2 * A List of Places for Your Tzedakah Go and Learn: Resources for Jewish Parents Glossary Bibliography and Suggestions for Further Reading
Edition Description
Enhanced edition
Synopsis
Helps people find core spiritual values in American Jewry's most misunderstood ceremony--bar and bat mitzvah. In a joining of explanation, instruction and inspiration, Rabbi Salkin helps both parent and child truly be there when the moment of Sinai is recreated in their lives., PMA Best Religion Book of the Year! The inspiring guide to spiritual celebration used in hundreds of congregations--Reform, Conservative, Reconstructionist--revised and expanded! "Parents and their children acutely feel the social pressures that surround bar and bat mitzvah. But they want to feel the spiritual promise of the event, the pull of the divine, and the knowledge that they are participating in an event that has meaning both in the ancient past and in the very immediate present. They want to know that the steep incline before them is their family's own version of Sinai, the summit where, in every generation, Jews meet God, individually and as a people. They want to know that bar and bat mitzvah can be a path to that summit. And they want to know how to get there. . . . This book can be their guide." --from "Why This Book Was Born" Helps people find core spiritual values in American Jewry's most misunderstood ceremony--bar and bat mitzvah. In a joining of explanation, instruction and inspiration, Rabbi Salkin helps both parent and child truly be there when the moment of Sinai is recreated in their lives. Rabbi Salkin asks and answers questions that make parents and children more comfortable with the event and able to experience it more joyfully. How did bar and bat mitzvah originate? What is the lasting significance of the event? What are the ethics of celebration? What specific things can you do to reclaim the spiritual meaning of the event? How to further develop spirituality? What spiritual values can parents and young people build together? To help guide friends and family who are not Jewish through this important Jewish life cycle event, Rabbi Salkin provides a brief, welcoming overview: "What Non-Jews Should Know About the Bar and Bat Mitzvah Service.", Helps people find core spiritual values in American Jewry's most misunderstood ceremony-bar and bat mitzvah. In a joining of explanation, instruction and inspiration, Rabbi Salkin helps both parent and child truly be there when the moment of Sinai is recreated in their lives.
LC Classification Number
BM707.2.S25 2005
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