How to be a Jewish parent
Subtitle: a practical handbook for family life
By: Anita Diamant with Karen Kushner
Contributors: Kushner, Karen, 1946-
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Schocken Books
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 291
ISBN-13: 9780805241709; 9780805211160
Subjects: Jewish families; Religious life; Judaism; Parenting; Fasts and feasts; Child rearing; Jewish religious education of children
Description: Author Diamant joins with family therapist Kushner draw from many sources to describe the practices, customs, and values that go into creating a Jewish home. They share their own and other parents' stories and observations, combine insights from Jewish tradition with contemporary developmental thinking about how children learn and grow, give creative, practical answers to many questions, provide guidance on how to foster Jewish decision making for children of all ages, describe how to make your home a "Jewish space," and explain the importance of synagogue membership, holiday celebrations, community service, and other family activities.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-274) index.
Table of contents: title: Part I.; title: Parents as Teachers -- 1 -- Part II.; title: Ages and Stages -- 157 -- Part III.; title: Modern Life -- 233 -- Appendix; title: Writing a Will-- 259.