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Coming of Age

13 B'Nai Mitzvah Stories

What does it mean to become an adult in your faith? Join thirteen diverse characters as they experience anxiety, doubt, and self-discovery while preparing for their b’nai mitzvah. And whether celebrating with a lavish party or in reception room A with an accordion player, the Jewish rite of passage remains the same. Filled with humor, hope, and history, there’s something in this anthology for every reader, regardless of their faith.

“In a refresh­ing­ly spe­cif­ic sto­ry, The Assign­ment, Sarah Aron­son rem­i­nisces about meet­ing with her rab­bi to dis­cuss her Torah por­tion, with Richard Nixon’s res­ig­na­tion in the back­ground of cur­rent events. Aronson’s nar­ra­tor is frus­trat­ed at a class assign­ment that excludes either women or Jews as sub­jects; she decides to write about polit­i­cal activist Abbie Hoff­man, mis­tak­en­ly believ­ing him to be a Jew­ish woman. This sto­ry is humor­ous, unex­pect­ed, and insightful.” —Jewish Book Council

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