A comprehensive, step-by-step handbook that leads parents through every detail. —Library Journal

Why not make planning your child's Bar or Bat Mitzvah one of the happiest times in your life? Now thanks to this indispensable, all-inclusive guide, you can: - Obtain complete information on how to plan the perfect Bar or Bat Mitzvah - Save thousands of dollars and free yourself from worrisome details - Be guided every step of the way, from the temple service to the reception to the seating arrangements - Freel well organized and assured that no detail is overlooked, by using the handy countdown and checklists - Receive tips, suggestions, and advice based on numerous personal experiences - Use ann easy-to-follow method for recording invitations sent, responses received, gifts and thank-you notes - Keep track of addresses, telephone numbers, appointments, costs, and decisions that need to be made - Discover helpful hints for choosing your photographer, videographer, musicians, florists, decorator, entertainment, favors, invitations, and clothing - Compare prices easily as you visit catererers, musicians, photographers, videographers, florists, printers, etc. - Give this as a perfect gift to special friencs or relatives to help them plan an eventful day - Relex and enjoy your day with everything going exactly the way you planned

A guide to planning a Bar/Bat Mitzvah, for both traditional and non-observant families, includes study tips, party games, personal anecdotes, Judiac resources, and more.

A practical and friendly guide for students and parents -- a guide that focuses on both the service and the reception, incorporating the experiences and rituals of families from all traditions.

How to manage the process with grace, joy and good sense. A practical guide that gives parents and teens the "how-to" information they need to navigate the bar/bat mitzvah process and grow as a family through this experience. For the first time in one book, everyone directly involved offers practical insights into how the process can be made easier and more enjoyable for all. Rabbis, cantors and Jewish educators from the Reform, Conservative and Reconstructionist movements, parents, and even teens speak from their own experience. - What's it all about? - Preparation for Parent and Child - Tutoring, stress, expectations, enjoyment, planning for children with special needs - Negotiating the ceremony and celebration - Designing a creative service, heightening the spiritual exercise, special issues related to divorced and interfaith families, planning a party that neither breaks the bank nor detracts from the inherent spirituality of the event.

Imagine throwing a party as elaborate as a weddingbut catering to the tastes of teenagers. That's the challenge of planning a bar or bat mitzvah. Emily Haft Bloom has organized this daunting task into manageable steps. Focusing on both the spiritual and practical aspects of the event, her book is full of ideas to please parents, kids, and rabbis. Chapters on stationery, vendors, and entertainment are filled with helpful hints and details for an unforgettable event. With tabbed sections, a concealed Wire-O binding, and a pocket for business cards and swatches, The Bar/Bat Mitzvah Planner is the essential tool for those with a 12-year-old kid and a big party on the horizon.

The Bar/Bat Mitzvah Planner will present, in a task-by-task fashion, the elements every host and hostess needs to know in order to throw a fabulous event that not only honors the solemnity of this sacred right of passage but also celebrates it.

A haunting and powerful collection of stories from one of America's finest writers.