Overview

In Surviving Your Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Cantor Matt Axelrod provides a practical, humorous guide for Jewish students and their families as they prepare for their “big day.” Breezy and friendly yet reassuring and focused, Axelrod easily cuts through the fear and stress that teens often feel in the months leading up to their bar or bat mitzvah. In addition to helping the student prepare for the bar or bat mitzvah by walking the reader through the service and providing helpful study tips for learning a Torah and haftarah portion, Surviving Your Bar/Bat Mitzvah also helps both students and their families cope with the stressors associated with the planning of the celebration, addressing everything from teens’ fears about making mistakes to time management skills to dealing with family over/underinvolvement. Cantor Axelrod’s experience helping hundreds of teens prepare for their bnei mitzvah will help students and families not just survive but understand and enjoy this important Jewish milestone.

Full Product Details

Author:   Cantor Matt Axelrod ,  Cantor Matt Axelrod
Publisher:   Jason Aronson Publishers
Imprint:   Jason Aronson Publishers
Dimensions:   Width: 15.30cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.322kg
ISBN:  

9780765708878

ISBN 10:   0765708876
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   16 August 2012
Recommended Age:   From 13 to 17 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Chapter 1: Why Am I Having a Bar Mitzvah? Chapter 2: Wait! I Have to Practice? Chapter 3: The Trouble with Trope Chapter 4: Everything You Always Wanted to Know about the Jewish Calendar (and probably a lot more than that!) Chapter 5: Can We Get Some Service Here Please? Chapter 6: What if I Make a Mistake?! Chapter 7: You Need to Attend Services More! Chapter 8: Revenge of the Bar Mitzvah Kid Chapter 9: Help! My _______________________* is Driving me Crazy! Chapter 10: Take Charge! Chapter 11: But We’re Not Religious (and other things that keep you away from temple) Chapter 12: Make a Connection to Just One Thing Chapter 13: Now What? Appendix I: The Ultimate Insider’s Quick Hints and Tricks Glossary Index About the Author

Reviews

Surviving Your Bar/Bat Mitzvah: The Ultimate Insider s Guide is an important resource for any young person preparing for a bar or bat mitzvah, written in a personal and amusing style that students will find entertaining and fun. Synagogues should give copies of this book to students when families select a bar or bat mitzvah date. If you want to better understand the service, get hints about how to learn your Torah or Haftarah portion, and discover ways of making the entire experience meaningful, then this is the book for you.--Hazzan Sheldon Levin, past president of the Cantors Assembly, editor of the New Maftir and Haftarah books

In an age when the Bar seems to have eclipsed Mitzvah it s more important than ever for parents to instill a strong sense offaith and identity. Grab this book! You ll be doing your kid(s) a favor.--Rabbi Simcha Weinstein, author of Up, Up and Oy Vey: How Jewish History, Cultur, and Values Shaped the Comic Book Hero

Cantor Axelrod has written an easily accessible guide for both parents and kids that will help anyone to have a successful Bar or Bat Mitzvah experience with the least stress possible.--Rabbi Steven Carr Reuben Ph.D, author of Becoming Jewish: The Challenges, Rewards, and Paths to Conversion

Author Information

Cantor Matt Axelrod (Congregation Beth Israel, Scotch Plains, NJ) has more than 20 years of experience preparing Jewish students for their bnei mitzvah. He is a graduate of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America and a past member of the Executive Council of the Cantors Assembly.

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