The Time of Our Lives

By Scott Blumenthal, Nina Beth Cardin, Behrman House

Book Overview

Based on The Tapestry of Jewish Time by Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin, The Time of Our Lives is an unforgettable journey through the four major Jewish life cycle events: birth, Bar and Bat Mitzvah, marriage, and death and mourning. While exploring how Jewish life cycle events help us mark and celebrate the milestones in our lives, young teens will also consider how they can contribute to the modern evolution and enrichment of these celebrations.

Through teen-friendly narrative, thought-provoking questions, and a dynamic, colorful design, The Time of Our Lives serves as a guidebook to the major milestones along the paths of the Jewish life cycle. Includes historical vignettes, excerpts from sacred texts, real-life peer stories, interactive classroom experiences, and a variety of special features designed to engage the creativity and curiosity of readers.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 087441718X
• ISBN13: 9780874417180
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Behrman House Publishing
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.9" x 9.9"

Customer Reviews

"The Time Of Our Lives" should be considered a 'must'

The skillfully collaborative work of Nina Beth Cardin and Scott Blumenthal, "The Time Of Our Lives: A Teen Guide To The Jewish Life Cycle" is specifically designed to introduce Jewish teenagers to the Jewish life cycle as it is demarcated through Jewish traditions and milestone celebrations. A profusely illustrated consumable, "The Time Of Our Lives" is replete with special features that include Fast Forward (assisting teens to envision what their own life cycle events); Step by Step (a sequenced summary of each life cycle event); Be a Give-Your-Best Guest (a series of 'to-do' lists when being a guest at the celebrations of family and friends); From Generation to Generation (how families can share memories of past life cycle events -- and dreams for those events to come); What Do You Think (thoughtful and thought-provoking questions honing a teens ability to think critically); Back to the Sources (citations that connect modern celebrations to ancient Judaic texts); and Spark of a New Tradition (modern customs and practices which help teenagers to visualize how they can contribute to Jewish life in general, and Jewish life cycle events in particular. Regardless of their denominational affiliation (Orthodox, Conservative, Reform), "The Time Of Our Lives" should be considered a 'must' for teenaged boys and girls within the Jewish community.