My Jewish year : 18 holidays, one wondering Jew / Abigail Pogrebin ; foreword by A.J. Jacobs.
My Jewish year : 18 holidays, one wondering Jew / Abigail Pogrebin ; foreword by A.J. Jacobs.
My Jewish year : 18 holidays, one wondering Jew / Abigail Pogrebin ; foreword by A.J. Jacobs.
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Bedford, New York : Fig Tree Books, [2017]
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G 2017/5669
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English
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ix, 326 pages ; 25 cm
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text
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
How did I get here? -- Prepping Rosh Hashanah : self-flagellation in summer -- Post-Rosh Hashanah : tossing flaws and breadcrumbs -- The Fast of Gedaliah : lessons of a slain governor -- The truth about Hom Kippur : death and more death -- Yom Kippur letdown : maybe next year -- Sukkot in LA : serio...
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Publisher
Bedford, New York : Fig Tree Books, [2017]
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New York (State)
Date Published
[2017]
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The author describes her research on the holidays of the Jewish calendar and how she came to understand how these celebrations have lasted for thousands of years.
When a Pew Research Center study revealed that most U.S. Jews locate their Jewishness in their ancestry and culture, not in religion, Pogrebin realized how little she knew about the foundational purpose and current relevance of the Jewish holidays. She embarked on an entire year of intensive research, observation, and writing about the milestones o...
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My Jewish year : 18 holidays, one wondering Jew / Abigail Pogrebin ; foreword by A.J. Jacobs.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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©2017
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G 2017/5669
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74VKVgyRWZBO
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ISBN
1941493203 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
9781941493205 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
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296.43
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991024148688702626
