Bat Mitzvah: a Jewish Girl's Coming of Age

Plot

For the first time, a comprehensive--and celebratory--look at one of Judaism's most contemporary traditions. Noted author and storyteller Barbara Diamond Goldin gives readers real-life stories of girls and women in their own voices. From the forgotten women of history to the first women rabbis of our time, the stories will lead readers to reexamine and rediscover the role of women in Judaism.