Bar mitzvah : a history /

"The Jewish coming-of-age ceremony of bar mitzvah was first recorded in thirteenth-century France, where it took the form of a simple statement by the father that he was no longer responsible for his thirteen-year-old son. Today, bar mitzvah for boys and bat mitzvah for girls are more popular t...

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Main Author:	Hilton, Michael
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Lincoln ; London : University of Nebraska Press, [2014]
Subjects:	Bar mitzvah. RELIGION / Judaism / Rituals & Practice. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies. Bar Mitswa. RELIGION / Judaism / General. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book