Bar/Bat Mitzvah Basics

Provides advice to parents and teens on how to navigate through the bar/bat mitzvah process.

Acknowledgments

xiii

Foreword

xv

Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin

Preface

xix

Rabbi Julie Gordon

Introduction

xxi

Cantor Helen Leneman

Section I: What's Bar/Bat Mitzvah All About?

1

(64)

Bar/Bat Mitzvah Basic Elements: Start to Finish

3

(12)

Cantor Helen Leneman

What Parents Should Know Before the Bar/Bat Mitzvah Ceremony

15

(6)

Susie Tatarka

``Passing'' the Bar (or Bat) Mitzvah: Setting Clear and Realistic Expectations for Everyone

21

(12)

Cantor Marshall Portnoy

A Guide for the Perplexed Parent: How to Ask the Right Questions about Preparation

33

(10)

Cantor Helen Leneman

The Parents' Rite of Passage

43

(4)

Rabbi Susan B. Stone

Ritual Magic and Family Drama: Finding New Meaning in an Old Story

47

(10)

Dr. Judith Davis

To a Religiously Skeptical Jewish Parent

57

(8)

Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin

Section II: The Family's Perspective

65

(54)

Tales from the Home Front: Lessons from Family Experiences

67

(10)

Cantor Helen Leneman

Reflections of a Mother

77

(6)

Missy Cohen Lavintman

Reflections of a Father

83

(6)

Neal Gendler

Post B'nai Mitzvah Thoughts: Teens Reflect

89

(8)

Norman Lavintman

Maya Jaffe

Jennifer Greenberg

Miriam White

The Bat Mitzvah Dress: An Intergenerational Story

97

(6)

Dr. Nechama Liss-Levinson

Journey of One Interfaith Family

103

(6)

Dr. Donna R. Hart

What to Say to Your Child on the Bimah

109

(10)

Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso

Section III: Essentials and Options for the Service and the Celebration

119

(52)

Designing a Creative Service

121

(8)

Cantor Helen Leneman

Celebrating and Negotiating: Avoiding a Post-Divorce Battle on the Bimah

129

(10)

Sally Weber

Making the Theme Meaningful

139

(6)

Rabbi Aaron Bergman

Do You Need a Party Planner?

145

(6)

Cantor Helen Leneman

Coming of Age: The Significance of Bar/Bat Mitzvah for Interfaith Families

151

(4)

Joan C. Hawxhurst

Celebrating Bar/Bat Mitzvah Successfully as an Interfaith Family

155

(6)

Lena Romanoff

Special Needs Children Speak for Themselves

161

(10)

Appendix A: On the Learning Path---Selected Resources for Parents

171

(10)

Dr. Barbara Wachs

Cantor Helen Leneman

Appendix B: Shabbat Morning Service Outline

181

(2)

Cantor Marshall Portnoy

Appendix C: Helpful Hints for Parents of Special Needs Children

183

(4)

Beverly Weaver

Appendix D: Selected Bibliography: Recommended Sources for English Readings

187

(2)

Cantor Helen Leneman

Glossary

189

(4)

About the Contributors

193

(6)

About Jewish Lights

199

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Bar/Bat Mitzvah Basics

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