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		<title>Bar Mitzvahs on the Beach</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 18:26:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elena Dufner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article explores the rising trend of &#8220;destination bar mitzvahs&#8221;,  in which young teens and their families travel far from their synagogue and home communities. &#8221;The essence of a bar mitzvah is about becoming part of a community,&#8221; Rabbi Bradley Solmsen says. &#8220;Destination bar mitzvahs can take you away from that community.&#8221; Community is one of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bridging B&#8217;nai Mitzvah Rituals and the Experiences of the Child: Part Three</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:32:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elena Dufner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is Part 3 of a three-part series. For Parts 1 and 2, click here and here. How to bridge the gaps between the world of the 13 year-old, the aspirations of his or her parents, and traditional b’nai mitzvah rituals?  Here’s a story of how one rabbi and one family brought these worlds together [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bridging B&#8217;nai Mitzvah Rituals and the Experiences of the Child: Part Two</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:25:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elena Dufner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is Part 2 of a three-part series. For Part 1, click here. How to bridge the gaps between the world of the 13 year-old, the aspirations of his or her parents, and traditional b’nai mitzvah rituals?  Here’s a story of how one rabbi and one family brought these worlds together in a powerful way. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bridging B&#8217;nai Mitzvah Rituals and the Experiences of the Child: A Story in Three Parts</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:11:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elena Dufner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How to bridge the gaps between the world of the 13 year-old, the aspirations of his or her parents, and traditional b’nai mitzvah rituals?  Here’s a story of how one rabbi and one family brought these two worlds together in a powerful way, as told in in three “voices.&#8221; Part 1: Rabbi Laura Geller, of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>L’Dor V’Dor V’Dor: From Generation to Generation to Generation</title>
		<link>http://www.bnaimitzvahrevolution.org/archives/1653</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 20:31:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anna</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A grandmother, mother, and bat mitzvah girl discuss the power of the mikveh in preparing each of them for this important lifecycle moment. This post was originally posted on The Mikveh Lady Has Left The Building, the Mayyim Hayyim blog. A few weeks ago, Diane Black, one of our board members and a Mikveh Guide, brought [...]]]></description>
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		<title>B’nai Mitzvah Growing Pains</title>
		<link>http://www.bnaimitzvahrevolution.org/archives/1647</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:44:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anna</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Julie Weiner, from The Jewish Week, discusses the problems with modern day b&#8217;nai mitzvah, the latest topic of the Jewish Futures Conference. Jessica Lahey, a middle school teacher who also blogs for The New York Times, wanted a rite of passage for her adolescent son to help him mark his transition to adulthood. Not having [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Re-imagine Bar Mitzvah to be More Like Camp, Not at Camp</title>
		<link>http://www.bnaimitzvahrevolution.org/archives/1587</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 17:22:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anna</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rabbi Isaac Saposnik writes about what makes b&#8217;nai mitzvah ceremonies age-appropriate meaningful for youth. The following was originally posted on the Jewish Futures blog. Every so often, parents ask me if their child’s bar (or bat) mitzvah can take place at camp over the summer. Camp, they tell me, is the place where their child [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Joining the Revolution: A B’nai Mitzvah Mom’s Story</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:41:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>B'nai Mitzvah Revolution</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mother of a soon-to-be bat mitzvah, Jennifer Perlick, writes her dream for her daughter&#8217;s coming-of-age ceremony to be creative and inspiring. Her wishes for her daughter drove her to work with Congregation Har HaShem to change their b&#8217;nai mitzvah process. Two years ago I realized, “Wow, my daughter’s bat mitzvah is coming up!” Of course, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Active Learning Network has Begun</title>
		<link>http://www.bnaimitzvahrevolution.org/archives/1557</link>
		<comments>http://www.bnaimitzvahrevolution.org/archives/1557#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:54:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anna</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Knowing how to start a conversation is sometimes the most difficult part.  That challenge is not deterring the nearly 70 URJ congregations that are about to get talking as part of the B&#8217;nai Mitzvah Revolutions Active Learning Network. These self-selected congregations have decided to start the conversation about options for preparing for and marking this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Christian Bar Mitzvah?</title>
		<link>http://www.bnaimitzvahrevolution.org/archives/1500</link>
		<comments>http://www.bnaimitzvahrevolution.org/archives/1500#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:07:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anna</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jewish and Christian bloggers have been actively discussing the new show on TLC, &#8220;The Sisterhood,&#8221; where one family announced they are planning a &#8220;Christian bar mitzvah&#8221; for their son. While the Jewish world is wrestling with bringing the bar mitzvah ceremony into the 21st Century (some would say it takes a revolution!), the Lewis family [...]]]></description>
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