Putting God On The Guest List

Updated resources for parents seeking more information about modern Jewish theology, holidays, and lifecycle events, and Jewish concepts and terminology accompany an updated list of places for tzedakah and information about what non-Jews should know about the bar and bat mitzvah service. Reprint.

Acknowledgments

viii

Foreword

x

Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso

Beth-El Zedeck

Introduction

xiii

Rabbi H. William Lebeau

Preface to the Third Edition

xvii

Why This Book Was Born

xix

Beyond ``Today I Am a Man''

1

(18)

``Speak to the Children of Israel'': How Bar and Bat Mitzvah Speak to the Inner Life of Children

19

(10)

The River of Tears: How Bar and Bat Mitzvah Speak to the Inner Lives of Parents and Grandparents

29

(10)

Hearing God's Voice: The Meaning of Torah

39

(20)

Putting the Mitzvah Back in Bar and Bat Mitzvah

59

(18)

Rites and Wrongs of Passage: Putting the Party in Perspective

77

(12)

To a Skeptical Jewish Parent

89

(10)

The Shabbat Morning Worship Service: Finding Your Place in the Words

99

(34)

The Changing Jewish Family

133

(18)

After the Thank You Notes: Helping Your Jewish Teenager Develop Jewish Values

151

(14)

Appendix 1 What Non-Jews Should Know About the Bar and Bat Mitzvah Service

165

(3)

Appendix 2 A List of Places for Your Tzedakah

168

(7)

Go and Learn: Resources for Jewish Parents

175

(9)

Glossary

184

(2)

Bibliography

186

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Putting God On The Guest List

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