Rituals category: 373 books
by Rev. Dr. Salatiel Sidhu
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2013
If you want to know the heart and soul of a religion, learn of its holidays. Holidays were originally holy days, the days set apart for to focus entirely on religious events and considerations. In this book, Dr. Sidhu puts his years of study and research to use providing both the followers of these...
by Rabbi Kerry M Olitzky, Rabbi Daniel Judson
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2004
A window into the meaning of Jewish rituals throughout history and todaywritten especially for Christians.Ritual moments and opportunities guide the daily life of practicing Jews. These spiritual practices give expression to Jewish identity and reflect Judaisms core beliefs and values. But what can they...
The Book of Jewish Sacred Practices
CLAL's Guide to Everyday & Holiday Rituals & Blessings
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2012
Discover how to make virtually any moment in your day a significant part of a meaningful Jewish life.
As we have discovered, and as our sages have long known, there is no experience in the life of a Jew that cannot be marked in Jewish ways…. The book you hold in your hands is the result of...
Saying Kaddish
How to Comfort the Dying, Bury the Dead, and Mourn as a Jew
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2007
The definitive guide to Judaism’s end-of-life rituals, revised and updated for Jews of all backgrounds and beliefs
From caring for the dying to honoring the dead, Anita Diamant explains the Jewish practices that make mourning a loved one an opportunity to experience the full range of emotions—grief,...
Choosing a Jewish Life, Revised and Updated
A Handbook for People Converting to Judaism and for Their Family and Friends
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2007
"As a rabbi and a convert, I appreciate this book deeply for its sensitivity to the complex feelings of those who are exploring paths to becoming Jewish, and for the deep love of Judaism it conveys. I will give it to every interfaith couple, and recommend that they give it to their parents. It...
The Jewish Way
Living the Holidays
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2011
Called “enriching” and “profoundly moving” by Elie Wiesel, The Jewish Way is a comprehensive and inspiring presentation of Judaism as revealed through its holy days.
In thoughtful and engaging prose, Rabbi Irving Greenberg explains and interprets the origin, background, interconnections,...
by Rabbi Sharon Cohen Anisfeld, Tara Mohr, Catherine Spector
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2006
With diverse and robust voices, women are reclaiming their place at the seder table. This complete sourcebook and guide shows you how to do it, too.For the first time, contemporary Jewish womens writings on the Passover seder are gathered in one comprehensive and compelling sourcebookan unprecedented...
This Is Real and You Are Completely Unprepared
The Days of Awe as a Journey of Transformation
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2003
There are times in life when we are caught utterly unprepared: a death in the family, the end of a relationship, a health crisis. These are the times when the solid ground we thought we stood on disappears beneath our feet, leaving us reeling and heartbroken, as we stumble back to our faith.
The...
by Dr. Ron Wolfson
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2003
Remember, retell, recreate, and relive the Exodus experiencewith the stories, rituals, foods, and songs of Pesah.This revised and expanded edition of the classic spiritual sourcebook offers updated information, more ideas, and new resources for every aspect of the Festival of Freedom.An inspiring and...
Framing Sukkot
Tradition and Transformation in Jewish Vernacular Architecture
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2017
The sukkah, the symbolic ritual home built during the annual Jewish holiday of Sukkot, commemorates the temporary structures that sheltered the Israelites as they journeyed across the desert after the exodus from Egypt. Despite the simple Biblical prescription for its design, the remarkable variety...
The Essential Guide to Jewish Prayer and Practices
Discover a Richer Spirituality Through Jewish Tradition
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2012
An insightful and illuminating guide to Judaism's basic tenets and practices. The Essential Guide to Jewish Prayer and Practices offers a more profound understanding of Judaism - for practicing Jews and non-Jews alike - by explaining the key concepts of Jewish thought, including the sanctity of human...
Ceremony & Celebration
Introduction to the Holidays
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2017
When did Rosh HaShana, the anniversary of creation, become a day of judgement? How does Yom Kippur unite the priest’s atonement with the prophet’s repentance? What makes Kohelet, read on Sukkot, the most joyful book in the Bible? Why is the remembrance of the Pesah story so central to Jewish...
Essential Judaism
A Complete Guide to Beliefs, Customs & Rituals
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2008
What happens at a synagogue service? What are the rules for keeping kosher? How do I light the Hanukah candles? What is in the Hebrew Bible? What do the Jewish holidays signify? What should I be teaching my children about being Jewish?
A landmark reference, here is an indispensable one-volume...
The Everything Judaism Book
A Complete Primer to the Jewish Faith-From Holidays and Rituals to Traditions and Culture
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2002
Judaism has survived for four millennia, and many of its customs, laws, and traditions have remained exactly the same today as in the days of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The Everything Judaism Book explains the major precepts of this robust religion in language anyone can understand and appreciate....