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Coming of Age in Jewish America : Bar and Bat Mitzvah Reinterpreted /
The Jewish practice of bar mitzvah dates back to the twelfth century. Yet, as this new study reveals, the ritual has changed dramatically over time and now serves as a sometimes shaky bridge between the values of contemporary American culture and Judaic tradition. Interviewing over 200 individuals i...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Rutgers University Press,
[2016]
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Notes on Key Terms
- Chapter 1. It's Not Duddy Kravitz's Bar Mitzvah Anymore. Bar and Bat Mitzvah in the Twenty-First Century
- Chapter 2. Describing the Context. Congregations and the Bar or Bat Mitzvah Service
- Chapter 3. Students and Parents, Rabbis and Teachers. Different Roles, Different Standpoints
- Chapter 4. Variations on a Theme. Different Meanings and Motives
- Chapter 5. What If I Drop the Torah? From Learning to Doing Judaism
- Chapter 6. What Are They Doing on the Bimah? Setting Boundaries around Bar or Bat Mitzvah Participation
- Chapter 7. Whose Bimah Is It, Anyway? Public Shabbat Service or Private Bar or Bat Mitzvah Ritual
- Chapter 8. A Very Narrow Bridge. Bar and Bat Mitzvah and Connecting to the Jewish Future
- Methodological Appendix
- Notes
- References
- Index
- About the Author.