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OverviewCircling the Jewish calendar from Rosh Hashanah to Tisha B'Av, this lively, accessible guide provides rituals, recipes, songs, prayers, and suggestions for new approaches to holiday observance. Rabbi Arthur O. Waskow explores the meaning of each holiday in relation to the history of the Jewish people and individual spirituality, examines how the place of each holiday in the cycle of the moon and the changing seasons affects the mood of the day, and suggests ritual and spiritual ways to prepare for each festival. In his extensive afterword to this new edition of Seasons of Our Joy, Rabbi Waskow addresses the many changes Judaism has undergone in the last thirty years, as feminist Judaism, neo-Chassidic mysticism, eco-Judaism, and Jewish meditation have newly colored our understanding of the festivals. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Arthur O. Waskow , Martin Farren , Joan Benjamin-FarrenPublisher: Jewish Publication Society Imprint: Jewish Publication Society Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.390kg ISBN: 9780827609303ISBN 10: 0827609302 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 01 September 2012 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsIntroduction How to Read This Book A Word on Hebrew Preface: Seasons of the Sun, Seasons of the Moon CHAPTER ONE: Heading Up the Year - Rosh Hashanah CHAPTER TWO: Face to Face - Yom Kippur CHAPTER THREE: Harvest Moon - Fulfillment at Sukkot CHAPTER FOUR: Seed for Winter - Sh'mini Atzeret CHAPTER FIVE: Dancing with Torah - Simchat Torah CHAPTER SIX: Dark of the Sun, Dark of the Moon - Hanukkah CHAPTER SEVEN: The Tree that Sustains All Life - Tu B'Shvat CHAPTER EIGHT: Spring Fever - Purim CHAPTER NINE: Giving Birth to Freedom - Pesach CHAPTER TEN: Trek through Anxiety and Hope - Counting the Omer CHAPTER ELEVEN: Peak Experience - Shavout CHAPTER TWELVE: Burnt Offering - Tisha B'Av Afterword and Foreword From Generation to Generation Appendix I: The Second Day of Festivals Appendix II: The Moon Appendix III: Glossary Appendix IV: Go and Study The Festivals and the FutureAfterword AgainReviewsArthur Waskow's fresh, imaginative vision brings the familiar Jewish holidays to life with new meaning. --Rabbi Harold S. Kushner<br><br> --Rabbi Harold S. Kushner (01/01/2011) Seasons of Our Joy brings reverent renewal to ancient practices. And it presents new understanding and approaches that we are invited to sanctify. This book will heighten your awareness of the eternal religious power of the Jewish calendar. - Rabbi Gordon Tucker, former dean, Jewish Theological Seminary There is a poetic quality to the writing, and the ideas are original, provocative, and enriching. - Library Journal Arthur Waskow's fresh, imaginative vision brings the familiar Jewish holidays to life with new meaning. - Rabbi Harold S. Kushner Arthur Waskow's unique voice, at once eloquent, musical, creative, and passionate, rings throughout Seasons of Our Joy, weaving together strands of Jewish life: the meaning of our ceremonies and celebrations; the spirituality of the individual; the essential fragility and wonder of the world entrusted to us; the mystical chains that bind together the generations; and, permeating all of that, Waskow's powerful Jewish vision of peace and justice. - Rabbi David Saperstein, director, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism """Seasons of Our Joy brings reverent renewal to ancient practices. And it presents new understanding and approaches that we are invited to sanctify. This book will heighten your awareness of the eternal religious power of the Jewish calendar."" - Rabbi Gordon Tucker, former dean, Jewish Theological Seminary ""There is a poetic quality to the writing, and the ideas are original, provocative, and enriching."" - Library Journal ""Arthur Waskow's fresh, imaginative vision brings the familiar Jewish holidays to life with new meaning."" - Rabbi Harold S. Kushner ""Arthur Waskow's unique voice, at once eloquent, musical, creative, and passionate, rings throughout Seasons of Our Joy, weaving together strands of Jewish life: the meaning of our ceremonies and celebrations; the spirituality of the individual; the essential fragility and wonder of the world entrusted to us; the mystical chains that bind together the generations; and, permeating all of that, Waskow's powerful Jewish vision of peace and justice."" - Rabbi David Saperstein, director, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism" Author InformationRabbi Arthur O. Waskow is an author and political activist associated with the Jewish Renewal movement. He is the founder and director of the Shalom Center and the author of numerous books, including Godwrestling and Down-to-Earth Judaism: Food, Money, Sex, and the Rest of Life. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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