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The authors present their book as both a spiritual handbook and a spiritual history with four purposes, which are (1) to help those who are facing a particular life-cycle moment to shape its celebration in a way that honors Jewish tradition; (2) to help those who are about to attend someone else's celebration to understand what is going on, both the visible practices and the reasons behind them; (3) to give a sense of the history of these ceremonies, how they have changed over the millennia of Jewish history, and how they still are changing; and (4) to show that these are not merely one-shot ceremonial moments, but that they fit together and that they help and strengthen people in walking a continuing spiritual path. This book will guide and enlighten Jews seeking to better understand their faith and to make it an indispensable part of their lives