Dr. Debra R. Blank Articles By Dr. Debra R. Blank
-
The Parents' Blessing: Baruch She-p'tarani
The bar mitzvah ceremony is medieval, but a bar mitzvah blessing appears nearly a millenium earlier.
-
History of Confirmation
Confirmation changed the requirements for Jewish "adulthood" by moving the focus from religious practice to doctrine.
-
Intention & Liturgical Change
Liturgy, Tradition, and Change
-
The Age Requirement for Bar/Bat Mitzvah
How Old is Old Enough?
| Showing 1 to 4 of 4 |   1   |
Dr. Debra R. Blank teaches liturgy at the Jewish Theological Seminary, where she was ordained in 1984.
| Showing 1 to 4 of 4 | 1 |
