Bar mitzvah : a history / Rabbi Michael Hilton.

Bar mitzvah : a history / Rabbi Michael Hilton.

9780827611665 (electronic book)
9780827609471
9780827611672
9780827611689

Philadelphia [Pennsylvania] : The Jewish Publication Society, 2014.

©2014

English

1 online resource (340 pages) : illustrations

BM707 .H53 2014eb

296.4/42409

"The Jewish coming-of-age ceremony of bar mitzvah was first recorded in thirteenth-century France, where it took the form of a simple statement by the father that he was no longer responsible for his thirteen-year-old son. Today, bar mitzvah for boys and bat mitzvah for girls are more popular than at any time in history and are sometimes accompanied by lavish celebrations. How did bar mitzvah develop over the centuries from an obscure legal ritual into a core component of Judaism? How did it capture the imagination of even non-Jewish youth? Bar Mitzvah is a comprehensive history of the ceremonies and celebrations for both boys and girls. As cultural anthropology informed by rabbinic knowledge, it explores the origins and development of the most important coming-of-age milestone in Judaism. Rabbi Michael Hilton has sought out every reference to bar mitzvah in the Bible, the Talmud, and numerous other Jewish texts spanning several centuries, extracting a fascinating miscellany of information, stories, and commentary."-- Provided by publisher.

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