TY  - BOOK
AU  - Munro,Patricia Keer
TI  - Coming of age in Jewish America: bar and bat mitzvah reinterpreted 
SN  - 9780813575964
AV  - BM707 .M86 2016eb
U1  - 296.4/5424 23
PY  - 2016///]
CY  - New Brunswick, New Jersey, London
PB  - Rutgers University Press
KW  - Bar mitzvah
KW  - United States
KW  - Bat mitzvah
KW  - Jewish teenagers
KW  - Religious life
KW  - Jews
KW  - Social life and customs
KW  - Bar mitsva
KW  - États-Unis
KW  - Bat mitsva
KW  - Adolescents juifs
KW  - Vie religieuse
KW  - Juifs
KW  - Mœurs et coutumes
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - Judaism
KW  - General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS
KW  - Life Stages
KW  - Adolescence
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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
N2  - 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 involved in bar and bat mitzvah ceremonies, from family members to religious educators to rabbis, Patricia Keer Munro presents a candid portrait of the conflicts that often emerge and the negotiations that ensue
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