For too many Jewish young people, bar/bat Mitzvah has been the beginning of the end of their Jewish journeys.
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Enter the game-changer: the JPS B\'nai Mitzvah Torah Commentary shows teens in their own language how Torah addresses the issues in their world.
When students perceive the Torah as incomprehensible or irrelevant, many form the false impression that Judaism has nothing to say to them.
For too many Jewish young people, bar/bat Mitzvah has been the beginning of the end of their Jewish journeys