Bar Mitzvah A Jewish Boy's Coming of Age

Name: Bar Mitzvah A Jewish Boy's Coming of Age
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ISBN: 9780140369755

ISBN-10: 0140369759

ISBN-13: 9780140369755

Edition: N/A

Authors: Eric A. Kimmel

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Why does a bar mitzvah (BM) happen at age 13? Where did the elaborate rituals come from and how are they relevant today? What does it feel like to experience a BM? Kimmel answers these questions and more, providing historical background, explanations of rituals, and real-life bar mitzvah stories. This is a book not only for every pre-bar mitzvah boy, but for anyone who wants to learn about the beliefs, philosophies, and history of the Jewish religion. Illustrated with woodcuts. "A thorough well-written account of the ceremony and rituals involved in a 13 year-old boy's confirmation in the Jewish faith. interspersed with fascinating and sometimes deeply moving vignettes in which boys and men…

Book details

List price: $4.99
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Publication date: 2/1/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 5.75" wide x 9.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English

Eric Kimmel was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1946. He received a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Lafayette College. He also has a Ph.D. in Education from the University of Illinois. He was an elementary school teacher and college professor before becoming a full-time writer. He has published over fifty titles, many of which have won state and national awards. His titles "Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins" won the Caldecott Honor Medal, "The Chanukkah Guest" and "Gershon's Monster" won the Sydney Taylor Picture Book Award and "Anansi and the Talking Melon" won the Utah Children's Choice Award. Kimmel travels nationally and internationally visiting schools and talking about his books… and telling stories.