| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
518 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Time: The cycle of life: Two become one -- Zero to thirteen -- A time to cry -- Calendar: The Jewish calendar -- Who invented the weekend anyway? -- The Jewish New Year --The Day of Atonement --Jews in booths--Sukkot --Spiritual survival--Chanukah -- Physical survival--Purim -- Passover--Free at last -- Back to Sinai--Shavuot -- Slow down, it's a fast day! -- Place: The Torah and its home -- The land of Israel -- Self: Action: Looking Jewish -- Soul food--the kosher dietary laws -- Material witnesses -- Person to person -- Justice , charity, and tzedakah -- Thought: Belief, knowledge and faith -- Why are there commandments? -- Torah study -- Speech: Getting up on the right side of the bed--prayer -- Blessings and appreciation -- Appendices: Who are the Jews and where do they come from? -- The books of the people, for the people of the book. |
| Subject |
Jewish way of life.
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Judaism.
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Orthodox Judaism -- Customs and practices.
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| ISBN |
1422600300 hardcover |
| Standard No. |
9781422600306 |
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9781422600300 |
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