What in the world?

From the day my son was born, it was clear that he would be bar mitzvahed. Although my family is not ultra religious, we do honor the traditions of our religion - Judaism. Accordingly, not a month went by without discussion of "what are you going to do for his bar mitzvah?" It didn't matter that Ben's only actions were downing large amounts of milk in his bottle, projectile vomiting and pooping in his diapers - the bar mitzvah would be here sooner than we imagined.

The Bar Mitzvah Chronicles is the tale of a mother gone mad, a family in chaos, and a young man coming into his own both as a young adult and as a spiritual entity. While the focus is on the Jewish coming of age ritual, we'll also look at all the other great and sometimes insane coming of age rituals practised all over the world (if you think the bar mitzvah circuit is bad, the quincenera puts us to shame). So hang on...it's going to be a bumpy ride.