Acknowledgments
Foreword by Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso, Congregation Beth-El Zedeck, Indianapolis
Introduction by Rabbi H.William Lebeau, Vice Chancellor, The Jewish Theological Seminary of America
Preface to the Third Edition Why This Book Was Born

Chapter 1 . Beyond "Today I Am a Man"
Chapter 2. "Speak to the Children of Israel": How Bar and Bat Mitzvah Speak to the Inner Life of Children
Chapter 3 . The River of Tears: How Bar and Bat Mitzvah Speak to the Inner Lives of Parents and Grandparents
Chapter 4 . Hearing God's Voice: The Meaning of Torah
Chapter 5 . Putting the Mitzvah Back in Bar and Bat Mitzvah
Chapter 6. Rites and Wrongs of Passage: Putting the Party in Perspective
Chapter 7 . To a Skeptical Jewish Parent
Chapter 8 . The Shabbat Morning Worship Service: Finding Your Place in the Words
Chapter 9 . The Changing Jewish Family
Chapter 10 . After the Thank You Notes: Helping Your Jewish Teenager Develop Jewish Values

Appendix 1 . What Non-Jews Should Know About the Bar and Bat Mitzvah Service
Appendix 2 . A List of Places for Your Tzedakah Go and Learn: Resources for Jewish Parents
Glossary
Bibliography and Suggestions for Further Reading