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2012

Format:	Book
Call Number:	296.4424 W183B 2012
Author:	Walker, Robert.
Title:	Bar and bat mitzvahs / Robert Walker.
Publisher, Date:	New York, N.Y. : Crabtree Pub. Co., c2012.
Description:	32 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.
Summary:	The celebration of a bar or bat mitzvah is a recognition that a young Jewish boy or girl has reached the age of responsibility. At the age of 13 for boys and 12 for girls, children take lessons to prepare for the ritual ceremony of reading from the Torah, the Jewish holy book. Readers will learn about the different ways boys and girls are prepared, as well as the traditional family celebrations that go along with the religious celebration.
Target Audience Note:	Guided reading: M.
Series:	Celebrations in my world Celebrations in my world.
Subjects:	Bar mitzvah -- Juvenile literature. Bat mitzvah -- Juvenile literature. Bar mitzvah. Bat mitzvah.
Genre:	Juvenile works.
Notes:	Includes index.
Contents:	What is a bar mitzvah/bat mitzvah? -- An important day -- Judaism -- History of the ceremony -- The Sabbath -- Girls get their own day -- Important religious texts -- At the synagogue -- The Hebrew language -- Getting prepared -- The big day -- The reception -- Let's party! -- Then and now.
LCCN:	2012004070
ISBN:	9780778740865 (reinforced library binding : alk. paper) 0778740862 (reinforced library binding : alk. paper) 9780778740919 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0778740919 (pbk. : alk. paper) * 9781427178459 (electronic pdf) * 1427178453 (electronic pdf) * 9781427179609 (electronic html) * 1427179603 (electronic html)
Other Number:	775329533
Items available:	1
Copies owned:	1
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