LEADER 02558nam 2200517z- 450 001 9910619479003321 005 20230102 010 $a9781612497426 010 $a161249742X 035 $a(CKB)5590000000963222 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/95670 035 $a(NjHacI)995590000000963222 035 $a(OCoLC)1349275080 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)musev2_109533 035 $a(Perlego)3898334 035 $a(oapen)doab95670 035 $a(EXLCZ)995590000000963222 100 $a20230531d2010 uy | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurmn|---annan 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aRites of Passage$eHow Today's Jews Celebrate, Commemorate, and Commiserate 210 $cPurdue University Press$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (197 p.) 225 1 $aStudies in Jewish civilization 311 08$a9781557535771 311 08$a1557535779 330 $aScholars tend to call them "rites of passage." Most people prefer to speak of them as life-cycle events or milestones. Jews like to speak of simchas, when there's something (a birth, bar or bat mitzvah, or a wedding) to celebrate. These are key moments for individuals and for the families and communities of which they are a part. This volume offers new insights into rituals as old as the Hebrew Bible and as new as the twenty-first century in contexts as familiar as the American Midwest and as exotic as Karaism. This collection examines and frequently affirms some of the rituals that have traditionally been associated with these events, while inviting readers to cast a critical eye on the ways in which these customs have developed in recent years. The authors, who include congregational leaders as well as scholars, also affirm the need to expand or enhance existing ceremonies to include groups whose needs have not traditionally been addressed. 410 0$aStudies in Jewish civilization. 517 $aRites of Passage 606 $aSocial groups: religious groups and communities$2bicssc 608 $aConference papers and proceedings. 608 $aElectronic books. 610 $aSocial groups: religious groups & communities 615 7$aSocial groups: religious groups and communities 676 $a296.44 700 $aGreenspoon$b Leonard J.$0895122 702 $aKlutznick$b Ethel 801 0$bNjHacI 801 1$bNjHacl 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910619479003321 996 $aRites of Passage$93016850 997 $aUNINA