Jewish Days: A Book of Jewish Life and Culture Around the Year
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ISBN: 0374525668 / Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, August 1998
A beautifully illustrated reference guide to the Hebrew calendar narrates the stories behind the Jewish festivals and sacred days and will appeal both to those unfamiliar with the Jewish culture and to those steeped in its traditions. Original. 15,000 first printing.
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Jewish Days takes the reader through the year, interpreting and illustrating the most significant dates on the Jewish calendar, including Jewish holidays, important historical dates, and biblical events to which tradition has assigned dates. Throughout the book, each month is introduced by a discussion of its zodiac sign in terms of the kabbalists’ worldview. Francine Klagsbrun has drawn on legends, traditional teachings, and modern scholarship in the almost one hundred essays presented, and Mark Podwal’s elegant paintings and witty drawings are the perfect complement to her text.
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