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by Helen Leneman (Editor), Jeffrey K. Salkin (Foreword by), Julie Gordon (Introduction by)
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.
Author Biography
Cantor Helen Leneman's specialty is bar/bat mitzvah education. She has worked as a cantor and a b'nai mitzvah teacher in Los Angeles, Baltimore and the greater Washington, DC, area. For several years she chaired the B'nai Mitzvah Educators Network of CAJE. The Network has over 300 members in the U.S. and abroad. She has a BA from UCLA and an MA in Judaic studies from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, and studied cantorial liturgy with cantors Allan Michelson (z"l) and William Sharlin. She is the author of Bar/Bat Mitzvah Education: A Sourcebook. She is an associate member of the American Conference of Cantors, and a member of the Society of Biblical Literature. Cantor Leneman directs an outreach program for unaffiliated families who wish to celebrate their children's becoming bar or bat mitzvah. She lives with her family in Rockville, Maryland.
