Patricia Keer Munro

Coming of Age in Jewish America

Bar and Bat Mitzvah Reinterpreted

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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. 

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rutgers University Press
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 313g
• ISBN-13: 9780813575933
• ISBN-10: 0813575931
• Artikelnr.: 44141279

Autorenporträt

Patricia Keer Munro

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
1        It’s Not Duddy Kravitz’s Bar Mitzvah Anymore: Bar/Bat Mitzvah in
the Twenty-First Century
2        Describing the Context: Congregations and Bar/Bat Mitzvah Service
3        Students and Parents, Rabbis and Teachers: Different Roles,
Different Standpoints
4        Variations on a Theme: Different Meanings and Motives
5        What If I Drop the Torah? From Learning to Doing Judaism
6        What Are They Doing on the Bimah? Setting Boundaries around
Bar/Bat Mitzvah Participation
7        Whose Bimah Is It, Anyway? Public Shabbat Service or Private
Bar/Bat Mitzvah Ritual
8        A Very Narrow Bridge: Bar/Bat Mitzvah and Connecting to the Jewish
Future
Methodological Appendix
Notes
References
Index