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.
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.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Cantor Helen Leneman's specialty is bar/bat mitzvah education. She has worked as a cantor and a b'nai mitzvah teacher in Los Angeles, Baltimore and the greater Washington, DC, area. For several years she chaired the B'nai Mitzvah Educators Network of CAJE. The Network has over 300 members in the U.S. and abroad. She has a BA from UCLA and an MA in Judaic studies from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, and studied cantorial liturgy with cantors Allan Michelson (z"l) and William Sharlin. She is the author of Bar/Bat Mitzvah Education: A Sourcebook. She is an associate member of the American Conference of Cantors, and a member of the Society of Biblical Literature. Cantor Leneman directs an outreach program for unaffiliated families who wish to celebrate their children's becoming bar or bat mitzvah. She lives with her family in Rockville, Maryland.
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Acknowledgments xiii Foreword xv Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin Preface xix Rabbi Julie Gordon Introduction xxi Cantor Helen Leneman Section I: What's Bar/Bat Mitzvah All About? 1 1 Bar/Bat Mitzvah Basic Elements: Start to Finish 3 Cantor Helen Leneman 2 What Parents Should Know Before the Bar/Bat Mitzvah Ceremony 15 Susie Tatarka 3 "Passing" the Bar (or Bat) Mitzvah: Setting Clear and Realistic Expectations for Everyone 21 Cantor Marshall Portnoy 4 A Guide for the Perplexed Parent: How to Ask the Right Questions about Preparation 33 Cantor Helen Leneman 5 The Parents' Rite of Passage 43 Rabbi Susan B. Stone 6 Ritual Magic and Family Drama: Finding New Meaning in an Old Story 47 Dr. Judith Davis 7 To a Religiously Skeptical Jewish Parent 57 Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin Section II: The Family's Perspective 65 8 Tales from the Home Front: Lessons from Family Experiences 67 Cantor Helen Leneman 9 Reflections of a Mother 77 Missy Cohen Lavintman 10 Reflections of a Father 83 Neal Gendler 11 Post B'nai Mitzvah Thoughts: Teens Reflect 89 Norman Lavintman, Maya Jaffe, Jennifer Greenberg, Miriam White 12 The Bat Mitzvah Dress: An Intergenerational Story 97 Dr. Nechama Liss-Levinson 13 Journey of One Interfaith Family 103 Dr. Donna R. Hart 14 What to Say to Your Child on the Bimah 109 Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso Section III: Essentials and Options for the Service and the Celebration 119 15 Designing a Creative Service 121 Cantor Helen Leneman 16 Celebrating and Negotiating: Avoiding a Post-Divorce Battle on the Bimah 129 Sally Weber 17 Making the Theme Meaningful 139 Rabbi Aaron Bergman 18 Do You Need a Party Planner? 145 Cantor Helen Leneman 19 Coming of Age: The Significance of Bar/Bat Mitzvah for Interfaith Families 151 Joan C. Hawxhurst 20 Celebrating Bar/Bat Mitzvah Successfully as an Interfaith Family 155 Lena Romanoff 21 Special Needs Children Speak for Themselves 161 Appendix A: On the Learning Path-Selected Resources for Parents 171 Dr. Barbara Wachs (z"l) Cantor Helen Leneman Appendix B: Shabbat Morning Service Outline 181 Cantor Marshall Portnoy Appendix C: Helpful Hints for Parents of Special Needs Children 83 Beverly Weaver Appendix D: Selected Bibliography: Recommended Sources for English Readings 187 Cantor Helen Leneman Glossary 189 About the Contributors 193
Acknowledgments xiii Foreword xv Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin Preface xix Rabbi Julie Gordon Introduction xxi Cantor Helen Leneman Section I: What's Bar/Bat Mitzvah All About? 1 1 Bar/Bat Mitzvah Basic Elements: Start to Finish 3 Cantor Helen Leneman 2 What Parents Should Know Before the Bar/Bat Mitzvah Ceremony 15 Susie Tatarka 3 "Passing" the Bar (or Bat) Mitzvah: Setting Clear and Realistic Expectations for Everyone 21 Cantor Marshall Portnoy 4 A Guide for the Perplexed Parent: How to Ask the Right Questions about Preparation 33 Cantor Helen Leneman 5 The Parents' Rite of Passage 43 Rabbi Susan B. Stone 6 Ritual Magic and Family Drama: Finding New Meaning in an Old Story 47 Dr. Judith Davis 7 To a Religiously Skeptical Jewish Parent 57 Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin Section II: The Family's Perspective 65 8 Tales from the Home Front: Lessons from Family Experiences 67 Cantor Helen Leneman 9 Reflections of a Mother 77 Missy Cohen Lavintman 10 Reflections of a Father 83 Neal Gendler 11 Post B'nai Mitzvah Thoughts: Teens Reflect 89 Norman Lavintman, Maya Jaffe, Jennifer Greenberg, Miriam White 12 The Bat Mitzvah Dress: An Intergenerational Story 97 Dr. Nechama Liss-Levinson 13 Journey of One Interfaith Family 103 Dr. Donna R. Hart 14 What to Say to Your Child on the Bimah 109 Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso Section III: Essentials and Options for the Service and the Celebration 119 15 Designing a Creative Service 121 Cantor Helen Leneman 16 Celebrating and Negotiating: Avoiding a Post-Divorce Battle on the Bimah 129 Sally Weber 17 Making the Theme Meaningful 139 Rabbi Aaron Bergman 18 Do You Need a Party Planner? 145 Cantor Helen Leneman 19 Coming of Age: The Significance of Bar/Bat Mitzvah for Interfaith Families 151 Joan C. Hawxhurst 20 Celebrating Bar/Bat Mitzvah Successfully as an Interfaith Family 155 Lena Romanoff 21 Special Needs Children Speak for Themselves 161 Appendix A: On the Learning Path-Selected Resources for Parents 171 Dr. Barbara Wachs (z"l) Cantor Helen Leneman Appendix B: Shabbat Morning Service Outline 181 Cantor Marshall Portnoy Appendix C: Helpful Hints for Parents of Special Needs Children 83 Beverly Weaver Appendix D: Selected Bibliography: Recommended Sources for English Readings 187 Cantor Helen Leneman Glossary 189 About the Contributors 193
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