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Bar Mitzvah, a History (Paperback)
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Bar Mitzvah, a History (Paperback)
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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, a History is a comprehensive account
of the ceremonies and celebrations for both boys and girls. A
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.
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