Coming of Age in Jewish America : Bar and Bat Mitzvah Reinterpreted /

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The Jewish practice of bar mitzvah dates back to the twelfth century, but this ancient cultural ritual has changed radically since then, evolving with the times and adapting to local conditions. For many Jewish-American families, a child's bar mitzvah or bat mitzvah is both a major social event...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Munro, Patricia Keer (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, [2016]
Temas:
Bar mitzvah > United States.
Bat mitzvah > United States.
Jewish teenagers > Religious life > United States.
Jews > United States > Social life and customs.
RELIGION / General.
bar mitzvah, bat mitzvah, bar-mitzvah, bat-mitzvah, jewish, jewish american, jew, jewish culture, judaism, orthodox, reform, synagogue, conservative, american jew, jewry, jewish-american, san francisco, rabbi, congregation, yeshiva, torah, 13, thirteen.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • NOTES ON KEY TERMS
  • 1. It's Not Duddy Kravitz's Bar Mitzvah Anymore: Bar and Bat Mitzvah in the Twenty-First Century
  • 2. Describing the Context: Congregations and the Bar or Bat Mitzvah Service
  • 3. Students and Parents, Rabbis and Teachers: Different Roles, Different Standpoints
  • 4. Variations on a Theme: Different Meanings and Motives
  • 5. What If I Drop the Torah? From Learning to Doing Judaism
  • 6. What Are They Doing on the Bimah? Setting Boundaries around Bar or Bat Mitzvah Participation
  • 7. Whose Bimah Is It, Anyway? Public Shabbat Service or Private Bar or Bat Mitzvah Ritual
  • 8. A Very Narrow Bridge: Bar and Bat Mitzvah and Connecting to the Jewish Future
  • METHODOLOGICAL APPENDIX
  • NOTES
  • REFERENCES
  • INDEX
  • ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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