For Kids―Putting God on Your Guest List: How to Claim the Spiritual Meaning of Your Bar or Bat Mitzvah
by By Salkin, Jeffrey K.
Category: Young Adult Nonfiction , Religion , Judaism

The kids’ companion to the                 award-winning Putting God on the                 Guest List,  3rd Ed.: How to Reclaim the Spiritual Meaning                 of Your Child’s Bar or Bat Mitzvah             Used as an inspiring part of bar/bat                 mitzvah preparation for parents in hundreds of congregations                 around the world.    Jewish youngsters and their parents need                 to turn inward at bar and bat mitzvah time and ask themselves                 these hard questions: “Why are we doing this? What                 does it all mean?”            At last, a guide especially for kids, to                 help them spiritually prepare for their bar/bat mitzvah.                 Explains the core spiritual values of Judaism to young people                 in a language they can understand. Questions at the end of each                 chapter engage kids and let them offer their own thoughts. A                 special section helps parents and kids find places to perform                 acts of tzedakah to honor the event—newly revised and                 updated.