This is a book about embracing change for one of the most sacred ceremonies in Jewish tradition: the Bar Mitzvah. The current model of Bar Mitzvah training doesn't seem to resonate with teenagers today. Cantor Matt Axelrod explains why the ceremony should be adapted to combine personal interests (art, music, sports) to the original traditions. This connection allows a more positive path to preparing and learning about the ceremony and its rich traditions. The book will challenge the status quo of the past as a new generation of Hebrew leadership emerges, and proposes to become the resource guide of choice to better prepare synagogues for reuniting students (and parents!) to the Bar Mitzvah tradition and celebration.

About the Author
Cantor Axelrod is the author of Surviving Your Bar/Bat Mitzvah: The Ultimate Insider's Guide and Your Guide to the Jewish Holidays: From Shofar to Seder, and has been a regular columnist and contributor to the online Bar & Bat Mitzvah Guide. He has been a frequent presenter at synagogues, Jewish community centers, and conferences to speak to groups of parents and teens about the process of preparing for their B'nei Mitzvah and how to successfully navigate that period. Cantor Axelrod is a past member of the United Synagogue Commission on Jewish education, and currently serves as a national officer of the Cantors Assembly.


Book Information
ISBN 9781538133088
Author Cantor Matt Axelrod
Format Hardback
Page Count 170
Imprint Rowman & Littlefield
Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
Weight(grams) 440g
Dimensions(mm) 227mm * 161mm * 20mm