Romance Behind Judaica: Celebrating the Richness of the Jewish Calendar

by Faydra Shapiro, Len Woods (With)

Overview

Passover, Shavuot, Sukkot, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Hanukkah, Purim, Tisha B'Av


ROMANCE BEHIND JUDAICA is a guide to the history and observation of Jewish festivals. Includes the background of each holy day, how it was observed in biblical times and how it is observed today. Outlines the special readings for each holiday. Features beautiful, 4-color photographs of stunning artifacts associated with the holidays. Readers will come away with an appreciation for the profoundly beautiful traditions at the bedrock of faith.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781945470387
Publisher:	Worthy
Publication date:	08/13/2019
Pages:	192
Sales rank:	654,554
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

DR. SHAPIRO is a specialist in contemporary Jewish-Christian relations, with a focus on evangelical Christian-Jewish relations. She has published and presented extensively on the topic of Christian Zionism and evangelical Christian support for Israel. Dr. Shapiro's most recent book (2016) is Christian Zionism: Navigating the Jewish- Christian Border. She received her Ph.D. in 2000 and her first book received a National Jewish Book Award (2006). Dr. Shapiro is also an associate fellow at the Philos Project. In 2012, she was invited to serve as the founding director of the Galilee Center for Studies in Jewish-Christian Relations at Yezreel Valley College, a role she resigned in 2017. Prior to that, Dr. Shapiro was a university professor for over a decade in a department of Religion and Culture in Canada. A dynamic speaker with extensive experience teaching both Christians about Judaism and Jews about Christianity, Faydra is proud to live in the Galilee with her family.

Table of Contents

Introduction 5

The Sabbath 11

The Festivals 41

Passover 44

Shavuot 68

Sukkot 82

Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah 97

The High Holy Days 109

Rosh Hashanah 112

Yom Kippur 125

Holidays of National Salvation 139

Hanukkah 142

Purim 153

Other Holidays 167

Tisha B'Av 169

Tu B'Shevat 175

Glossary 181

Notes 187

About the Author 191