Describe Bar and Bat Mitzvahs, marriage rituals and birth rituals (including Brit Milah): their nature, features and purpose, including how Genesis 21:1–8 and Leviticus 12 are interpreted.
Explain the nature, purpose, and importance of mourning rituals such as the funeral, shiva, avelut, and yahrzeit.
Evaluate divergent understandings of the importance of each ritual across Orthodox and Reform Judaism today.
