"A Single Seed of a Pomegranate," retold by Cherie Karo Schwartz, from Mitzvah Stories: Seeds for Inspiration and Learning, Goldie Milgram & Ellen Frankel [Eds] with Peninnah Schram, Cherie Karo Schwartz, and Arthur Strimling, Reclaiming Judaism Press 2011.
Kavannah (setting the intention):
Provides the tools and understanding necessary to create a conscious Bar/Bat Mitzvah experience infused with spirituality and meaning. The original purpose of this important rite of passage is carefully reclaimed: Ensuring a healthy Jewish lens for living is conveyed to each student; a lens that supports love of life and respect for life.
