Overview

Back by popular demand, the classic JPS holiday anthologies remain essential and relevant in our digital age. Unequaled in-depth compilations of classic and contemporary writings, they have long guided rabbis, cantors, educators, and other readers seeking the origins, meanings, and varied celebrations of the Jewish festivals. The Hanukkah Anthology delves into the stories and messages of Hanukkah as they have unfolded in Jewish literature over the past two thousand years: biblical intimations of the festival, postbiblical writings, selections from the Talmud and midrashim, excerpts from medieval books, home liturgies, laws and customs, observances in different nations, stories and poems, art, and recipes. This timeless volume features many works by prominent authors, including Herman Wouk, Judah L. Magnes, Chaim Potok, Heinrich Heine, Emma Lazarus, Howard Fast, Sholom Aleichem, Curt Leviant, I. L. Peretz, and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

Full Product Details

Author:   Philip Goodman
Publisher:   Jewish Publication Society
Imprint:   Jewish Publication Society
ISBN:  

9780827613188

ISBN 10:   0827613180
Pages:   504
Publication Date:   01 July 2018
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order  
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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations A Note from the Publisher Preface Acknowledgments HANUKKAH AND ITS HISTORY HANUKKAH IN THE BIBLE HANUKKAH IN POSTBIBLICAL WRITINGS HANUKKAH IN TALMUD AND MIDRASH THE MEDIEVAL SCROLL OF THE HASMONEANS HANUKKAH IN JEWISH LAW HANUKKAH IN MODERN PROSE HANUKKAH IN ART A HANUKKAH DRAMA HANUKKAH IN MANY LANDS HANUKKAH IN POETRY HANUKKAH IN THE SHORT STORY HANUKKAH ODDITIES HANUKKAH SIDELIGHTS THE HANUKKAH CUISINE CHILDREN’S STORIES FOR HANUKKAH CHILDREN’S POEMS FOR HANUKKAH HOME SERVICE FOR HANUKKAH HANUKKAH PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES DANCES FOR HANUKKAH MUSIC FOR HANUKKAH Notes Glossary of Hanukkah Terms Bibliography  

Reviews

This reissue is good news! I read this rich, varied, and classic series with pleasure and collected the volumes avidly when they first appeared. -Rabbi Reuven Hammer, author of Akiva: Life, Legend, Legacy -- Rabbi Reuven Hammer Throughout my long career as a rabbi, the JPS holiday anthologies have been an essential resource. All the core background is in one place. If I need a holiday story, the anthologies contain a wide range of choices. And sections on celebrations worldwide provide new approaches to festivals. -Rabbi Steven Bob, author of Jonah and the Meaning of Our Lives -- Rabbi Steven Bob

This reissue is good news! I read this rich, varied, and classic series with pleasure and collected the volumes avidly when they first appeared. -Rabbi Reuven Hammer, author of Akiva: Life, Legend, Legacy -- Rabbi Reuven Hammer Throughout my long career as a rabbi, the JPS holiday anthologies have been an essential resource. All the core background is in one place. If I need a holiday story, the anthologies contain a wide range of choices. And sections on celebrations worldwide provide new approaches to festivals. -Rabbi Steven Bob, author of Jonah and the Meaning of Our Lives -- Rabbi Steven Bob

Author Information

Philip Goodman (1911–2006) was a rabbi and served as director of the Jewish education and Jewish center division for the Jewish Welfare Board, executive secretary of the Jewish Book Council, and executive secretary of the American Jewish Historical Society. Goodman is the author or editor of many books, including seven volumes in the JPS Holiday Anthologies series.   

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