Written especially for Christians, a comprehensive guide to the major Jewish holidays explores each holiday's historical development, basic information about the holiday's meaning, and the ways it is
Just as the concept of jubilee has been interpreted differently in various modern contexts, says Bergsma (theology, Franciscan U. of Steubenville, Ohio), so it was during biblical times. He surveys th
The late 1990s saw a flurry of significant publications on the Second Temple era, and in response the Society of Biblical Literature set up a series of annual meetings designed to encourage mutual con
The study assesses the main issues in the current debate about the early history of Pesach and Easter and provides new insights into the development of these two festivals. The author argues that the
Everything you ever wanted to know about the Hanukkah holiday, centered on the children's game of dreidel (a spinning top). Includes the history and customs of the holiday, trivia, a song, science fa
In Celebrate Hanukkah Deborah Heiligman welcomes readers to a holiday celebrated by Jewish communities around the world. The vivid photography of National Geographic illustrates the joyous celebratio
An indispensable, modern-day guide to planning the perfect bar or bat mitzvah, celebrating substance and styleThere used to be only two approaches to the bar or bat mitzvah party -- a low-key event t
Describes what Passover is and the ways that Jewish people celebrate the eight day festival, including reading blessings from a prayer book and eating special foods.
The best-selling author of The Search for God at Harvard continues his spiritual quest in this heartfelt and poignant account of the year he spent saying kaddish for his father.The day after Ari Goldm
This book is probably the most comprehensive and detailed treatment of the festival of Chanukah in the English language. It commences by placing the festival in its historical context by surveying th
Pilgrimages to shrines are most commonly associated with Christians and Moslems. As coauthors of the National Jewish Book Award-winning A Drizzle of Honey: The Lives and Recipes of Spain's Secret Jews
Ancient Jewish sacrifice has long been misunderstood. Some find in sacrifice the key to the mysterious and violent origins of human culture. Others see these cultic rituals as merely the fossilized ve
This study of Jerusalem's Temple Mount unravels popular scholarly paradigms about the origins of this contested sacred site and its significance in Jewish and Christian traditions. In God's Mountain,
Opens up the traditional Jewish prayer book as a spiritual resource....This groundbreaking new series involves us in a personal dialogue with God, history and tradition, through the heritage of prayer
The wondrous nights of Chanukah come to life through the eyes of a young child, whose family gathering grows bigger and bigger as the holdiay progresses. Each night one new item or person is added to
Hanukkah miracles fill the pages of this sparkly foil menorah book! Turn the candle-shaped pages one by one to learn about the eight days of this Jewish holiday and celebrate with blessings, gifts, an
"This book represents engaged scholarship at its very best. Cohen presents the vast range of texts at his command with brevity and wit. Elegantly written, this is a very stimulating book that is sure
