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Bat Mitzvah by Barbara Diamond Goldin. Viking, 1996 (0-670-86034-4);
Puffin, 1997 (0-14-037516-3) $5.99 pb
A handbook for girls preparing their Bat Mitzvah ceremony--which,
having no set traditions, can be celebrated in many different ways.
Like its companion volume Bar Mitzvah (see below), this
book uses stories and interviews to convey the deep spiritual meaning
the coming-of-age ceremony can have for Jewish adolescents. (11 & up)
Bar Mitzvah by Eric A. Kimmel. Viking, 1995 (0-670-85540-5) $15.00; Puffin, 1997 (0-14-036975-9) $4.99 pb
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