customs and practices

Describes the history and importance of the rituals associated with both the Bar Mitzvah and the Bat Mitzvah including the ceremony and the celebration; and features personal remembrances about their own experiences from actors, television personalities, and sports figures.

A dictionary of words meaningful in the Jewish heritage.

Explores the religious beliefs and customs of a Jewish family living in England.

A boy living in the United States describes differences in the way he and his family observe Jewish traditions, and the way his cousin and her family observe the same traditions in the Jewish homeland.

Describes the customs of traditional Islamic festivals and celebrations.

Contains photographs and commentary that provide information about the fundamental aspects, rites, symbols, and holidays of the Jewish religion.

While in St. Petersburg, Florida to give her grandmother a Cambodian funeral, fourteen-year-old Grace, who was raised in Pennsylvania, finally gets some answers about the father she never met, her mother's and grandmother's youth, and her Asian American heritage.

Describes the social history and customs of India during the early nineteenth century, discussing the Hindu religion and practices, the origins of the caste system, and the ceremonies of the Brahmins and other castes; and examining the rules of conduct, etiquette, fasting, Hindu fables, and related topics.

Introduces the traditions and customs associated with the celebration of Passover and with the seder meal.

Describes the origins and a significance of the bar mitzvah and the ceremony attached to it. Also highlights the bat mitzvah.