ISBN:
9781580233354
,
158023335X
Language:
English
Pages:
xv, 283 Seiten
,
23 cm
Edition:
Quality paperback edition
Year of publication:
2009
DDC:
296.4/4
Keywords:
Judaism Customs and practices
;
Life cycle, Human Religious aspects
;
Judaism
;
Life change events Religious aspects
;
Judaism
;
Jewish way of life
Description / Table of Contents:
Tradition and transition : the evolution of Jewish rites of passage -- Helping holiness happen : Jewish weddings of almost every kind -- Loving and leaving : Jewish rituals and practices for when relationships end -- Babies : longing, breathing, loss, birth, and/or adoption and options -- Belonging and becoming : ceremonies of welcome, naming, covenant, and blessing -- Creating a meaningful and memorable adult or adolescent bar/bat mitzvah -- Expanding Jewish ritual support for the many stages of adulthood -- Leaving life : dying, death, burial, mourning, and memorial.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 262-272) and index
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