Bar Mitzvah, a History

Title Page, Copyright, Dedication

Bar Mitzvah, a history University of Nebraska Press | Lincoln and London Bar Mitzvah a history Rabbi Michael Hilton The Jewish Publication Society | Philadelphia © 2014 by Michael Hilton. Portions of this book originally appeared as Bar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah: A Reform Perspective Based on History (pamphlet), London: Movement for Reform Judaism, 2010; “Israel Jacobson (1768–1828),” in Great Reform Lives: Rabbis Who Dared to Differ, edited by Jonathan Romain, 12–18. London: Movement for Reform Judaism, 2010; “Jewish Confirmation,” published in Research in Jewish Education in the UK: 2010 Conference Proceedings, edited by Helena Miller, 7–13. London: ujia, 2010. All are used with permission. All rights reserved. Published by the University of Nebraska Press as a Jewish Publication Society book. Manufactured in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hilton, Michael. Bar mitzvah, a history / Michael Hilton. pages cm “Published by the University of Nebraska Press as a Jewish Publication Society book.” Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-8276-0947-1 (paperback: alk. paper)— isbn 978-0-8276-1167-2 (epub)— isbn 978-0-8276-1168-9 (mobi)— isbn 978-0-8276-1166-5 (pdf) 1. Bar mitzvah. I. Title. bm707.h53 2014 296.4'42409—dc23 2013050487 Set in Minion Pro by L. Auten. For Samuel, Jacob, and Benjamin, benei mitzvah Shabbat Lekh Lekha, 5761 Shabbat Bereshit, 5764 Shabbat Aharei-Mot Kedoshim, 5770 ...