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Celebrating the Jewish Year: Spring and Summer Holidays - Passover, Shavuot, the Omer, Tisha B'av: 3

Celebrating the Jewish Year: Spring and Summer Holidays - Passover, Shavuot, the Omer, Tisha B'av: 3

by Janet Greenstein Potter (Editor), Paul Steinberg (Author)

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    Illustrated 2009

    $37.47
Synopsis

2009 National Jewish Book Award Winner, Jewish Family Literature

JPS's holiday books take us through the joys, spirit, and meaning of the seasons. As we move from season to season, Paul Steinberg shares with us a rich collection of readings from many of the Jewish greats-Maimonides, Rashi, Nehama Leibowitz, Irving Greenberg, Shlomo Carlebach, Marge Piercy, Elie Wiesel, Martin Buber, Abraham Joshua Heschel, Arthur Green, and others-and he guides us in discovering for ourselves the many treasures within each text. Some of the readings teach us about the history of each holiday, as well as its theological, ethical, agricultural, and seasonal importance and interpretation; others give us inspiration and much food for thought. These stories, essays, poems, anecdotes, and rituals help us discover how deeply Jewish traditions are rooted in nature's yearly cycle, and how beautifully season and spirit are woven together throughout the Jewish year.

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More Information

Format: Illustrated
 Pages: 220
 Edition: Illustrated
 Publisher: The Jewish Publication Society
Published: 15 Feb 2009
ISBN 10: 0827608500
ISBN 13: 9780827608504

Media Reviews

This is the kind of book where a reviewer says `every family should own one.' All three volumes will make excellent contributions to the celebrations of our Jewish holidays. -Sybil Kaplan, National Jewish Post and Opinion

-- Sybil Kaplan * National Jewish Post and Opinion *

Paul Steinberg explains customs in simple terms accessible to readers of all backgrounds, including gentiles and Jews alike. -Midwest Book Review

* Midwest Book Review *

Reading Celebrating the Jewish Year is a great way to prepare for the holidays; it would also make an excellent text for a classroom or discussion groups. Those interested in the Jewish holidays will want to add it to their collection. -Off The Shelf

* Off The Shelf *

The last installment in Paul Steinberg's `Celebrating' series is, like the others, a rich resource for understanding the Jewish holidays and laws. -Hadassah Magazine

* Hadassah Magazine *

Helpful and informative as well as pleasurable reading, the book's mixture of styles ranges from popular, reasoned, conceptual, to more scholarly. -Jewish Book World

* Jewish Book World *
The organization of the book is simple and elegant. Each holiday is explained fully; descriptions of traditional customs and observances are offered, along with differing perspectives on the significance of the holiday, ways to interpret the appropriate texts, and alternative meditations. -Linda F. Burghardt, Jewish Book Council -- Linda F. Burghardt * Jewish Book Council *