Living Jewish Life Cycle: How to Create Meaningful Jewish Rites of Passage at Every Stage of Life

In this fresh and delightful guide, Rabbi Goldie Milgram, well-known pioneer in Jewish education and innovation, guides you on a quest to rediscover the spiritual meaning in Jewish life-cycle rites and customs.Focusing on Judaism's major life-cycle moments, Rabbi Goldie solidly grounds her teachings in a context of religious pluralism with careful attention to both tradition and cutting edge developments across the full spectrum of Jewish life. She examines:?How holiness happens at a Jewish wedding?The many ways to welcome a new Jewish baby?New and traditional approaches to transforming a child into a capable young adult?Beautiful rites and ceremonies to celebrate mid-life matters?Cultural and spiritual ways to acknowledge and honor Jewish death and mourningDesigned to become a lifelong resource, this guide will inspire and challenge those new to Judaism, those deeply engaged, and those returning with curiosity and hope after a long absence. The exercises and practices in this guide draw from the foundations of Judaism and empower you to create meaningful, satisfying, contemporary Jewish experiences for how you live today.Milgram, Goldie is the author of 'Living Jewish Life Cycle: How to Create Meaningful Jewish Rites of Passage at Every Stage of Life', published 2008 under ISBN 9781580233354 and ISBN 158023335X.