Bar/Bat Mitzvah Basics, 2nd Ed.: A Practical Family Guide to Coming of Age Together

Edited by Cantor Helen Leneman
Foreword by Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin, author of Putting God on the Guest List
Introduction by Rabbi Julie Gordon

A practical "how-to" guide for parents and teens navigating the bar/bat mitzvah process. Everyone directly involved offers practical insights into growing as a family through the experience and making the process easier and more enjoyable for all.

For Kids—Putting God on Your Guest List, 2nd Ed.: How to Claim the Spiritual Meaning of Your Bar or Bat Mitzvah

Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin

Explains the core spiritual values of Judaism in language children can understand. Questions at the end of each chapter engage kids and let them offer their own thoughts. A special section helps parents and kids find places to perform acts of tzedakah.

God's To-Do List: 103 Ways to Be an Angel and Do God's Work on Earth

Dr. Ron Wolfson

This practical guidebook to repairing the world, often in simple everyday ways, details what God doesÑ creates, blesses, rests, calls, comforts, wrestles, forgivesÑand suggests ways you can partner with God to make differences in the lives of others.

The JGirl's Guide: The Young Jewish Woman's Handbook for Coming of Age

Penina Adelman, Ali Feldman and Shulamit Reinharz

A fun survival guide for coming of age with practical, real-world advice from Judaism. Rabbis, athletes, writers, musicians, great Jewish thinkers and lots of girls just like you offer honest, helpful discussion about the things that really matter to you.

The Mitzvah Project Book: Making Mitzvah Part of Your Bar/Bat Mitzvah ... and Your Life

Liz Suneby and Diane Heiman
Foreword by Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin
Preface by Rabbi Sharon Brous

This inspiring book is packed with ideas to help you connect something you love to a mitzvah project you can be passionate about. Topics include technology, fashion, movies, health, animals, music, sports, the environment, the global community and more.

Putting God on the Guest List, 3rd Ed: How to Reclaim the Spiritual Meaning of Your Child's Bar or Bat Mitzvah

Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin
Foreword by Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso
Introduction by Rabbi William H. Lebeau

Helps people find core spiritual values in American Jewry's most misunderstood ceremonyÑbar and bat mitzvah. In a joining of explanation, instruction and inspiration, Rabbi Salkin helps both parent and child truly be there when the moment of Sinai is recreated in their lives.

Text Messages: A Torah Commentary for Teens

Edited by Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin

A collection of messages on each Torah portion specifically for teens. Shows how each Torah portion contains worlds of meaning for what they are going through in their lives and how they can shape their Jewish identity as they enter adulthood.

Tough Questions Jews Ask, 2nd Ed.: A Young Adult's Guide to Building a Jewish Life

Rabbi Edward Feinstein

With honesty, humor and respectÑand without pretending to have all the answersÑRabbi Feinstein encourages young people to tackle their tough questions about the world and to make sense of the Jewish tradition by wrestling with what we don't understand.