A Contemporary Guide to the Joys, Practices and Traditions of the Jewish Holidays
A unique blend of tradition and innovation, SEASONS FOR CELEBRATION is an indispensable guide to the Jewish holidays. Each chapter concentrates on a specific holiday and features a discussion of home and synagogue traditions, insights, activities and art projects, recipes, and hoiday blessings in English and transliterated Hebrew. Whether you need a fresh approach to the holidays or are celebrating them for the first time, this is an excellent sourcebook.
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In each generation, Jews experience and re-experience that momentous liberation with the annual celebration of the Passover holiday. As we participate in the seder -- the home service -- each person acknowledges that she/he personnally moved from slavery to freedom.
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This simplified, straightforward guide to major Jewish holidays is intended for use in the religious school classroom as well as in the home by parents, newlyweds, converts, and anyone faced with the task of creating a traditional Jewish home. Beginning with the most important and most frequently occurring holiday, Shabbat (Sabbath), and proceeding through the calendar, from Rosh Hashanah (New Year) to Shavuot (giving of the Torah), each of the ten most significant holy days, feasts, fasts, and festivals is concisely explained. Descriptions focus on the origin and traditional purpose of the day. Greetings, home traditions, explanations of crucial parts of the religious services, synagogue traditions, approriate foods and blessings are covered for each holiday. Recipes and suggested home activities for children are also mentioned. A brief explanation of the Jewish calendar and mention of other minor holidays complete the book. Appropriate for general Judaica and religious holiday collections.
- Ann E. Cohen, Rochester P.L., Rochester, N.Y.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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