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General
Lifecycle Ritual
Newborn Ceremonies
Bar/Bat Mitzvah
Weddings
Conversion
General
- Celebration & Renewal: Rites of Passage in Judaism, edited by Rela M. Geffen (Jewish Publication Society, 1993).
- Finding Each Other in Judaism: Meditations on the Rites of Passage from Birth to Immortality, by Harold M. Schulweis (UAHC Press, 2001).
- How to Be a Perfect Stranger: A Guide to Etiquette in Other People's Religious Ceremonies: Vol. I, edited by Arthur J. Magida (Jewish Lights Publishing, 1996).
- Life Cycles in Jewish and Christian Worship, edited by Paul F. Bradshaw and Lawrence A. Hoffman (University of Notre Dame Press, 1996).
- Teaching Jewish Life Cycle: Traditions and Activities, by Barbara Binder Kadden and Bruce Kadden (A.R.E. Publishing, 1997).
Lifecycle Ritual
- The Book of Jewish Sacred Practices: CLAL's Guide to Everyday & Holiday Rituals & Blessings, edited by Irwin Kula and Vanessa L. Ochs (Jewish Lights, 2001).
- Healing of Soul, Healing of Body: Spiritual Leaders Unfold the Strength & Solace in Psalms, edited by Simkha Y. Weintraub (Jewish Lights Publishing, 1994).
- Lifecycles, Volume I: Jewish Women on Life Passages & Personal Milestones, edited by Rabbi Debra Orenstein (Jewish Lights Publishing, 1994).
- Tears of Sorrow, Seeds of Hope: A Jewish Spiritual Companion for Infertility and Pregnancy Loss, by Nina Beth Cardin (Jewish Lights Publishing, 1999).
Newborn Ceremonies
- Celebrating Your New Jewish Daughter: Creating Jewish Ways to Welcome Baby Girls Into the Covenant, by Debra Nussbaum Cohen (Jewish Lights Publishing, 2001).
- Covenant of Blood: Circumcision and Gender in Rabbinic Judaism, by Lawrence A. Hoffman (University of Chicago Press, 1996).
- The New Jewish Baby Book: Names, Ceremonies & Customs/A Guide for Today's Families, by Anita Diamant (Jewish Lights Publishing, 1993).
- A Time to Be Born: Customs and Folklore of Jewish Birth, by Michele Klein (Jewish Publication Society, 1998).
Bar/Bat Mitzvah
- Bar/Bat Mitzvah Basics: A Practical Family Guide to Coming of Age Together, by Helen Leneman (Jewish Lights Publishing, 1996).
- Putting God on the Guest List: How to Reclaim the Spiritual Meaning of Your Child's Bar or Bat Mitzvah, by Jeffrey K. Salkin (Jewish Lights Publishing, 1996).
Weddings
- Beyond Breaking the Glass, by Nancy Wiener (Central Conference of American Rabbis, 2001).
- The Creative Jewish Wedding Book, by Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer (Jewish Lights, 2004).
- The Jewish Way in Love and Marriage, by Maurice Lamm (Jonathan David, 1991).
- Jewish Weddings: A Beautiful Guide to Creating the Wedding of Your Dreams, by Rita Milos Brownstein (Simon & Schuster, 2003).
- The New Jewish Wedding, by Anita Diamant (Fireside, 2001).
Conversion
- Becoming a Jew, by Maurice Lamm (Jonathan David Publishers, 1991).
- Choosing a Jewish Life: A Handbook for People Converting to Judaism and for Their Family and Friends, by Anita Diamant (Schocken Books, 1998).
- Conversion to Judaism: A Guidebook, by Lawrence J. Epstein (Jason Aronson, 1997).
- Embracing the Covenant: Converts to Judaism Talk About Why & How, edited by Allan Berkowitz and Patti Moskovitz (Jewish Lights Publishing, 1996).
- Embracing Judaism, by Simcha Kling and Carl M. Perkins (Rabbinical Assembly, 1999).