For Kids - Putting God on Your Guest List: How to Claim the Spiritual Meaning of Your Bar or Bat Mitzvah
A great resource for kids with every kind of Jewish background, even if you are a kid with two parents who are rabbis-like me!  --Joshua Zecher Ross, Age 13, Bar Mitzvah Parshat Noah 5759A sensitive work that will help a young Jew be more aware of God's Presence on the day of bar/bat mitzvah and remain aware of that Presence in the everyday experiences of life that follow. (Rabbi William H. Lebeau (Conservative), Vice Chancellor, Dean of the Rabbinical School, The Jewish Theological Seminary) --Rabbi William H. LebeauReminds our young people that becoming b'nai mitzvah is less about the quality of their performance than about the quality of their lives. It is an important contribution in helping our youth make coming of age a sacred passage. (Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso (Reconstructionist), author of In God's Name; God's Paintbrush; and other books) --Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg SassoWe've used Putting God on the Guest List in our b'nai mitzvah program for many years. I've always wished for a companion book that could talk to the kids themselves. This is the book I've been waiting for! (Rabbi Laura Geller (Reform), Temple Emanuel, Beverly Hills, CA) --Rabbi Laura Geller