Putting God On The Guest List

by Salkin, Jeffrey K.

• ISBN13: 9781580232227
• ISBN10: 1580232221
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-03-01
• Publisher: Jewish Lights Pub

Summary

Updated resources for parents seeking more information about modern Jewish theology, holidays, and lifecycle events, and Jewish concepts and terminology accompany an updated list of places for tzedakah and information about what non-Jews should know about the bar and bat mitzvah service. Reprint.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	viii
Foreword	x
Sandy Eisenberg Sasso
Introduction	xiii
Rabbi H. William Lebeau
Preface to the Third Edition	xvii
Why This Book Was Born	xix
Beyond ``Today I Am a Man''	1	(18)
``Speak to the Children of Israel'': How Bar and Bat Mitzvah Speak to the Inner Life of Children	19	(10)
The River of Tears: How Bar and Bat Mitzvah Speak to the Inner Lives of Parents and Grandparents	29	(10)
Hearing God's Voice: The Meaning of Torah	39	(20)
Putting the Mitzvah Back in Bar and Bat Mitzvah	59	(18)
Rites and Wrongs of Passage: Putting the Party in Perspective	77	(12)
To a Skeptical Jewish Parent	89	(10)
The Shabbat Morning Worship Service: Finding Your Place in the Words	99	(34)
The Changing Jewish Family	133	(18)
After the Thank You Notes: Helping Your Jewish Teenager Develop Jewish Values	151	(14)
Appendix 1 What Non-Jews Should Know About the Bar and Bat Mitzvah Service	165	(3)
Appendix 2 A List of Places for Your Tzedakah	168	(7)
Go and Learn: Resources for Jewish Parents	175	(9)
Glossary	184	(2)
Bibliography	186