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The essential source-book for the Jewish holidaysÂ… Celebrating the Jewish Year The Fall Holidays: Rosh Hashanah Yom Kippur Sukkot By Paul Steinberg Edited by Janet Greenstein Potter <http://www.jewishpub.org/product.php?isbn=9780827608429>http://www.jewishpub.org/product.php?isbn=9780827608429 Celebrating the Jewish Year is the first in a three volume series that will cover all of the major Jewish festivals. Intended as a resource to enjoy and explore over many years, Celebrating the Jewish Year offers basic information as well opportunities for deeper study. This beautifully designed book not only provides the essentials on the origins and customs of the holidays but also offers insights from some of the greatest thinkers in Jewish history as well as popular contemporary scholars. A peek at the table of contents for The Fall Holidays reveals selections by contemporary feminist scholars, old-country rebbes, modern philosophers, and medieval rabbis. Breathe new life into ancient rituals and texts with alternate meditations that feature poems, stories, and songs. Whether you are celebrating a holiday for the first time or looking to renew the spirit of your celebration, Celebrating the Jewish Year is a book you will turn to season after season. A must-have for every Jewish home. Paul Steinberg is the rabbi and director of Jewish studies and Hebrew at the Levine Academy in Dallas, Texas. He holds master's degrees in both education and rabbinic studies and was ordained from the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies. He is the author of The Study Guide to Jewish Ethics (JPS, 2003), articles on Hebrew Bible and Jewish education, and a monthly column on the spirit of Jewish holidays and family in the Texas Jewish Post. Janet Greenstein Potter is the editor of several JPS publications, including the National Jewish Book Award finalist Wise and Not So Wise, Praise Her Works, Zayda Was a Cowboy, Sarah's Journey, and The Kids' Catalog of Animals and the Earth, a book about the environment and the Jewish tradition. Celebrating the Jewish Year: The Fall Holidays Paul Steinberg Price: $22 Binding: Paper, 7" x 10", 220 pages ISBN: 978-08276-0842-9 Publication Date: September 2007 Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
