The coeditor of the enormously popular Jewish Catalog "help[s] readers understand more fully the meaning of our holidays and thereby to observe these festivals . . . with a greater devotion and joy".--Rabbi Alexander M. Schindler"Help[s] readers understand more fully the meaning of our holidays and thereby to observe these festivals...with a ...
When Leon Wieseltier's father died in 1996, he began to observe the rituals of the traditional year of mourning, going daily to the synagogue to recite the Kaddish. This is the story of Wieseltier's search for an understanding of the Kaddish.
This revolutionary, gender-sensitive Haggadah is written in lucid, contemporary language and contains a complete Passover home service, an extensive song section, and supplemental readings and meditations from which participants can choose during the course of the Seder. Stunning watercolor illustrations throughout.
The book gives a flavour for the holiday from a global perspective. The photographs in Hanukkah show Americans celebrating, but also include Jews in Ghana, Uganda, India, Israel, Peru, Poland, and several other countries lighting menorahs, spinning dreidels, and cooking latkes (potato pancakes). Both visually and through the text, the book focuses ...
Circling the Jewish calendar from Rosh Hashanah to Tisha B'Av, this lively, accessible guide includes rituals, recipes, songs, prayers, and suggestions for new approaches to holiday observance.
Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel graces the miraculous tale of the Haggadah with his inspired, poetic interpretations, reminiscences, and instructive retellings of ancient legends that interweave past and present. The keepsake edition is further enhanced by over 40 of Mark Podwal's ingenious and inventive drawings.
In thoughtful and engaging prose, Rabbi Greenberg explains and interprets theorigin, background, ceremonial rituals, and religious significance of all theJewish holidays, showing how they are related to Judaism's central themes andgiving detailed instructions for observing them.
this book has an intelligent, celebrations of the Bible. Includes the historical background, traditional Jewish observance, New Testament relevance, and prophetic significance of each biblical holy day, plus music, crafts and holiday recipes.
Miss the Old Testament Pictures of Christ, and You're Missing a Big Part of the Story. Many of the Bible's most incredible prophecies about Christ are intricately hidden within the Jewish holidays and feasts of the Old Testament. That's where you'll find little-known yet astounding pictures that point to Christ's deity -- -- His ministry -- The ...
The easiest-to-use Jewish Holiday crafts book available anywhere. The hidden spiral binding allows you to lay the book flat, leaving both hands free to create these inspirational crafts.
A holiday, explains Rabbi David Aaron in "Inviting God In", is a holy day, and each Jewish holiday can reveal to us a critical element in our loving relationship with God - and with the other people in our life. Passover, for example, celebrates unconditional love; Shavuot celebrates freedom and responsibility; Rosh Hashanah celebrates ...
A Passover Haggadah contains all the prayers transliterated from the Hebrew, plus information about the preparation of the holiday meal and table, and music for post-prandial songs. Full-color illustrations.
Greedy Antiochus IV, king of Jerusalem, stole treasures from the temple and punished Jews for their faith by forbidding worship. But Jews fought back and dedicated their temple again in a celebration to God--the very first Hanukkah. Included: legend of the Menorah, instructions for making dreidle, music for traditional holiday song. Color ...
Dr Abraham Joshua Heschel (1907Chr(45)1972), professor of Ethics and Mysticism at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York, was one of the outstanding philosophers and theologians of our time. Internationally acclaimed author, scholar, activist and theologian, Dr Heschel's classic, "Man's Quest for God", originally published in 1954, continues ...
Compiled by one of the greatest Hebrew writers of the 20th century and first published in 1948, Days of Awe is the long-acknowledged classic companion to the High Holy Days prayer book. Here in one volume are readings and meditations from the Bible, the Talmud, the Midrash, and the Zohar, to deepen the spiritual experience of the holiest days of ...
Rabbi Cardin--writing as a religious leader, friend, neighbor, wife, mother, and daughter--guides us toward a fuller understanding of Judaism. She invites us to become weavers of tradition; to knit our personal stories together with those of our ancestors and our community; and to honor, savor, and celebrate the sacred in our lives. This important ...
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