Entering the High Holy Days: A Complete Guide to the History, Prayers, and Themes

by Reuven Hammer

Book Overview

The High Holy Days--Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur--are for many Jews the highlight of the Jewish year. The liturgy for the Days of Awe are the longest and most complex of the year, leaving a large number of attendees without a complete understanding of the occasion's significance.

Entering The High Holy Days provides historical background and interpretation of the ideas, practices, and liturgy and lends them contemporary relevance to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0827608217
• ISBN13: 9780827608214
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: Jewish Publication Society
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.0"