Bar/Bat Mitzvah Basics 2/E: A Practical Family Guide to Coming of Age Together

Book Overview

A practical "how-to" guide for parents and teens navigating the bar/bat mitzvah process. Everyone directly involved offers practical insights into growing as a family through the experience and making the process easier and more enjoyable for all.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580231519
• ISBN13: 9781580231510
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: Jewish Lights Publishing
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Basics is the operative key word

As an adult preparing for bat mitzvah, this book was much too basic for me. I also attend synagogue regularly, and most of this stuff is routine from the service. While this book was well written, it is for novices and non-attendees and their children. I do not have a title to recommend for adults preparing for bar/bat mitzvah.

Truly the only book you'll need as a Bar/Bat Mitzvah guide

I'm amazed at how much information the author managed to get into this book, written with the guideance of Rabbis, cantors and educators frm the Reform, Conservative and Reconstructionist movements. If you hate reading pages of useless information and are looking for a well-researched, tightly written guide for preparing for and celebrating a Bar or Bat Mitzvah, I doubt you'll find many books better than this one. In addition to the basics you'd expect to find (Planning, Budgeting, the Ceremony), there are also special sections on interfaith and divorced families, what questions to ask about preparation (what a timesaver!), lessons and tips from families and teens who have completed Bar/Bat Mitzvah ceremonies, making the Theme meaningful, whether or not to use a party planner, tips for families with special needs children and more.