Putting God on the Guest List, Third Edition: How to Reclaim the Spiritual Meaning of Your Child's Bar or Bat Mitzvah

More than 100,000 families have used this remarkable coming-of-age resource. In this new edition, Rabbi Salkin asks and answers questions that make parents and children more comfortable with the event and able to experience it more joyfully. How did bar and bat mitzvah originate? What is the lasting significance of the event? What are the ethics of celebration? What specific things can you do to reclaim the spiritual meaning of the event? What spiritual values can parents and young people build together? Includes updated resources for parents seeking more information about modern Jewish theology, holidays and lifecycle events, and Jewish concepts and terminology; an updated list of places for tzedakah; and information about what non-Jews should know about the bar and bat mitzvah service.