Raising the Bar Mitzvah bookcover

Raising the Bar Mitzvah

Reimagining What Our Kids Learn
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Description

Cantor Axelrod leads Jewish professionals and congregants on a meaningful path towards more engaged B'nei Mitzvah training and celebration. He explains that ceremonies need to be more personalized, connecting the original traditions to what's most important to the student's life.

Product Details

PublisherRowman & Littlefield Publishers
Publish DateJuly 21, 2021
Pages170
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook iconPaperback / softback
EAN/UPC9781538133095
Dimensions9.0 X 6.0 X 0.4 inches | 0.6 pounds

About the Author

Cantor Matt Axelrod is the author of Surviving Your Bar/Bat Mitzvah: The Ultimate Insider's Guide and Your Guide to the Jewish Holidays: From Shofar to Seder. Cantor Axelrod serves as a national officer of the Cantors Assembly and has been a frequent presenter at synagogues, Jewish community centers, and conferences to speak to groups of parents and teens about the process of preparing for their B'nei Mitzvah.

Reviews

Cantor Axelrod has dared to grapple with a central truth of Judaism: the bar or bat mitzvah ceremony is broken in all sorts of ways, but since people hate change, and Jews are people, nobody wants to fix it. Axelrod has seen a better way, and if we can open our eyes and ears to his suggestions, our children will be the beneficiaries.


Raising the Bar Mitzvah contributes to the discourse about the mission and execution of children's Jewish education in religiously liberal communities. Written accessibly, Cantor Matt Axelrod advocates for greater flexibility for the ceremony and preparation as the best way to encourage living a life of Jewish value.

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