Putting God on the Guest List, 3rd Ed.: How to Reclaim the Spiritual Meaning of Your Childs Bar or Bat Mitzvah
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Judaism, Beliefs, Practices, & Rituals
| Author: | Salkin, Rabbi Jeffrey K. | ISBN: | 9781580235570 |
| Publisher: | Jewish Lights Publishing | Publication: | February 1, 2005 |
| Imprint: | Jewish Lights | Language: | English |
| Author: | Salkin, Rabbi Jeffrey K. |
| ISBN: | 9781580235570 |
| Publisher: | Jewish Lights Publishing |
| Publication: | February 1, 2005 |
| Imprint: | Jewish Lights |
| Language: | English |
PMA Best Religion Book of the Year!
The inspiring guide to spiritual celebration used in hundreds of congregationsReform, Conservative, Reconstructionistrevised 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 familys 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 Jewrys most misunderstood ceremonybar 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.
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.
The inspiring guide to spiritual celebration used in hundreds of congregationsReform, Conservative, Reconstructionistrevised 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 familys 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 Jewrys most misunderstood ceremonybar 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.
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.
PMA Best Religion Book of the Year!
The inspiring guide to spiritual celebration used in hundreds of congregationsReform, Conservative, Reconstructionistrevised 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 familys 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 Jewrys most misunderstood ceremonybar 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.
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.
The inspiring guide to spiritual celebration used in hundreds of congregationsReform, Conservative, Reconstructionistrevised 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 familys 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 Jewrys most misunderstood ceremonybar 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.
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.
