In The Jewish Home, Rabbi Daniel B. Syme offers us a clear, concise, and beautifully written guide to Jewish family life. Using a question-and-answer format, Rabbi Syme explains the history, significance, and meaning of the Jewish holidays and important rituals.
The Jewish Home explains many of the ?whys? of major Jewish holidays and life-cycle events. The birth of a child, the weeding ceremony, b?nei mitzvah, and Shabbat are only a few of the topics discussed in this work. Readers are provided with Jewish rituals and practices, their symbolism, and their historical and cultural roots. Rabbi Daniel Syme ...
What is God anyway? First published in 1986, Finding God contained essays on significant Jewish thinkers, attempting to answer the questions looming above us all: What is God? Is there more than one way to perceive of God? How can we know God? What does God "want" from us? How does God relate to me? As in the earlier edition of Finding God, the ...
"This book offers a description and analysis of six classic Jewish views of death: the concept of death as nothingness; a belief in a descent to Sheol . . . where the dead are supposed to dwell; the concept of resurrection in an afterlife . . .; faith in the immortality of the soul; a belief in reincarnation; and the concept of attaining ...
In this fresh and compelling work, Rabbi Daniel Syme traces the history of the Reform movement from a unique perspective, telling how generations of his own family have been intimately connected with the movement's flowering in the United States and Canada.
Written by a nationally known rabbi, this profusely illustrated keepsake volume is a how-to book on the ceremony and an explanation of the heritage and symbolism in the Jewish wedding. Includes a special section in which to preserve personal photographs and mementos. Color and black-and-white illustrations.
"This book offers a description and analysis of six classic Jewish views of death: the concept of death as nothingness; a belief in a descent to Sheol . . . where the dead are supposed to dwell; the concept of resurrection in an afterlife . . .; faith in the immortality of the soul; a belief in reincarnation; and the concept of attaining ...
A text on Jewish life as it is lived today with each chapter describing a stage or milestone of that life including traditional practices and modern observances.
An engaging picture book to teach children about the holidays, using games and special activities to show how parts of the body can perform important Jewish tasks.
From Elie Wiesel's "Night" to Chaim Potok's "The Chosen" to Phillip Roth's "Portnoy's Complaint" to George Burns' "How to Live to Be 101", the 100 titles profiled in this book comprise the basis for building a Jewish library to be used, enjoyed, and shared. Each entry includes a summary of the book's contents, its relevance at the time of ...
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