For those seeking to learn more about Jewish celebrations, Cantor Matt Axelrod has written Your Guide to the Jewish Holidays: From Shofar to Seder. 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 a historical context.…mehr
For those seeking to learn more about Jewish celebrations, Cantor Matt Axelrod has written Your Guide to the Jewish Holidays: From Shofar to Seder. 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 a historical context.
Cantor Matt Axelrod is the author of Surviving Your Bar/Bat Mitzvah: The Ultimate Insider's Guide and Your Guide to the Jewish Holidays: From Shofar to Seder. Cantor Axelrod serves as a national officer of the Cantors Assembly and has been a frequent presenter at synagogues, Jewish community centers, and conferences to speak to groups of parents and teens about the process of preparing for their B'nei Mitzvah.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Rosh Hashanah: Repent Now! 2. Yom Kippur: No Food For How Long? 3. Sukkot: Please Step Into The Booth 4. Shemini Atzeret & 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 Appendix I: Your Quick And Handy Guide To All The Holidays Appendix II: Your Quick and Handy Guide to All The Jewish Months Appendix III: Glossary Of Terms And Phrases About the Author
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Rosh Hashanah: Repent Now! 2. Yom Kippur: No Food For How Long? 3. Sukkot: Please Step Into The Booth 4. Shemini Atzeret & 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 Appendix I: Your Quick And Handy Guide To All The Holidays Appendix II: Your Quick and Handy Guide to All The Jewish Months Appendix III: Glossary Of Terms And Phrases About the Author
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