Bar Mitzvah

Thirteen is the age when a Jewish boy "becomes a man," marked by a ceremony both solemn & festive: the bar mitzvah. Today, as young boys embark on their bar mitzvah celebrations, they have many questions. Why does a bar mitzvah happen at age 13? Why does it take a whole year to prepare for one day? Where did these elaborate rituals come from, & how are they relevant in today's world? And, most important, what does it feel like to experience a bar mitzvah? Kimmel answers these questions & more, providing historical background, explanations of ceremonial objects & rituals, & real-life bar mitzvah stories -- funny, dramatic, & poignant -- many of which are told in the participants' own voices.Kimmel, Eric A. is the author of 'Bar Mitzvah' with ISBN 9780756758875 and ISBN 0756758874.