Moments of Transcendence: Inspirational Readings for Rosh Hashanah

by Elkins Peretz

Moments of Transcendence: Inspirational Readings for Rosh Hashanah is designed to renew the meaning of the High Holy Day themes of sin, repentance, personal change, societal justice, forgiveness, spiritual growth, living with joy and hope, commitment to high ideals, and savoring the divine gift of life. The modern worshiper is often at a loss to penetrate the meaning of the medieval poems collected in the High Holy Day prayer book, the Mahzor. During...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0876685068
• ISBN13: 9780876685068
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Jason Aronson
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Absolutely Wonderful!

This is an extremely uplifting, enlightening book for anyone who wishes to delve more deeply into the High Holidays. The breadth and depth in which Elkins gathers his material is amazing. Well done! I highly recommend this book to anyone who is looking for something to read during the ten days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, it certainly keeps your mind focused on the menaing of those special days.

wonderful inperations

This book has hundreds of short stories and probverbs that remind you of the important things in life. It's like "chicken soup" for the Jewish soul.