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Bar Mitzvah: A Jewish Boy's Coming of Age / 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 of various ages share memories of their own bar mitzvah experiences."

GMD	Children
Corporate Author	Barmitzvahandbatmitzvah.
Classification	Y246.2 KIM
Publisher	New York, N.Y., Viking,Penguin Group, 1995
Subject	Bar mitzvah and bat mitzvahBar Mitzvah--Juvenile literature.Bar mitzvah--Anecdotes--Juvenile literature.Judaism--Customs and practices--Juvenile literature.
Description	143
ISBN	9780670855407
URL	https://books.google.com.hk/books/about/Bar_Mitzvah.html?id=v9jZAAAAMAAJ&source=kp_book_description&redir_esc=yhttps://trove.nla.gov.au/work/31153376?q=9780670855407&c=book&sort=holdings+desc&_=1584340644994&versionId=94191213