Bibliograph

Your guide to the Jewish holidays, from shofar to Seder, cantor Matt Axelrod

Type

Label

Your guide to the Jewish holidays, from shofar to Seder, cantor Matt Axelrod

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Your guide to the Jewish holidays

Oclc number

856861466

Responsibility statement

cantor Matt Axelrod

Sub title

from shofar to Seder

Summary

For those seeking to learn more about Jewish celebrations. Intended for the reader who has no prior knowledge about the Jewish holidays as well as the reader who knows the basics about the holidays but wants to understand them on a deeper level, Axelrod's book takes a humorous, light-hearted look at the eleven most important Jewish holidays. Instead of simply explaining that Jews are obligated to observe in a certain way because of a biblical text, Axelrod shows where each holiday, along with its rituals, came from in an historical context

Table Of Contents

1. Rosh Hashanah: repent now! -- 2. Yom Kippur: no food for how long? -- 3. Sukkot: please step Into the booth -- 4. Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah: the holiday that no one knows -- 5. Chanukah: It's a miracle anyone can spell it -- 6. Purim: the ultimate Jewish revenge fantasy -- 7. Passover: bring on the matzah -- 8. Shavuot: the forgotten festival -- 9. Tisha B'av: the saddest day of the year -- 10. Calendar oddities, minutiae, and miscellany: Judaism's own advent calendar and other assorted fun facts

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