New & Noteworthy
BOOKS New and Noteworthy Putting God on the Guest List: How to Reclaim the Spiritual Meaning Of Your Child's Bar or Bat Mitzvah Jeffrey K. Salkin Jewish Lights, 1992.176 pp , $14.95 What Jewish...
...The Sabbath liturgy is reviewed and explained, followed by meditations on the meaning of the prayers...
...A chapter entitled "The Changing Jewish Family" includes sections on children of converts and intermarriage...
...With this question in mind, parents of b'nai and b'not mitzvah can delve into this historical, spiritual and practical guide, which focuses on the implications of the event and its power to connect young adults and their families to Judaism...
...In the appendix, one finds a listing of charitable organizations to which gifts may be sent, and soup kitchens where leftovers may be donated or where a family may volunteer...
...What are your feelings as your child prepares to become bar or bat mitzvah...
...Zoos, hunting and animal experimentation for medical research is discussed in several chapters, as is kashrut and the theory that the Jewish dietary laws were meant as atonements for flesh-eating...
...Judaism & Animal Rights Classical & Contemporary Responses edited by Roberta Kalechofsky Micah Publications...
...At the end of each chapter, the author poses a question—What mitzvot are you going to do as a family...
...Inc., 1992 356 pp , S14 95, paper A compilation of 41 articles, this text offers insights into Jewish views on the treatment of animals—living in the wild, working in the fields and awaiting slaughter...
...Rabbinical sources—from Rashi to Rav Kook—are quoted extensively to illuminate the principle of tsa'ar ba'alei chayim, the biblical mandate not to cause pain to any living creature...
...What are some spiritual doubts that you have encountered?—and invites readers to write down their thoughts...
...Concepts discussed range from the wearing of leather and fur (the Shehecheyanu blessing is not recited when a person first dons leather shoes or furs because this enjoyment cost an animal's life) to kosher slaughtering practices to vegetarianism...
...Go and Learn," a resource section for parents, lists dozens of books on Jewish literature, worship, holidays, theology and mysticism...
...BOOKS New and Noteworthy Putting God on the Guest List: How to Reclaim the Spiritual Meaning Of Your Child's Bar or Bat Mitzvah Jeffrey K. Salkin Jewish Lights, 1992.176 pp , $14.95 What Jewish values do we hope this bar or bat mitzvah will embody...
Vol. 17 • December 1992 • No. 6
