02976oam 2200469z 450 991014175310332120241204160848.0https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv6cfpk1(CKB)2670000000409864(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/90059(ScCtBLL)8040027a-5489-43a1-9b98-af283b4afa7a(OCoLC)180772924(oapen)doab90059(EXLCZ)99267000000040986420130908h20052005 fy 0engurmn#---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAsk now of the days that are past /Eliezer SegalCalgaryUniversity of Calgary Press2005Calgary, Alberta :University of Calgary Press,[2005].©20051 online resource (xii, 311 pages)digital, PDF file(s)9781552386736 1552386732 Includes bibliographical references and index.Scribes and scholarship --Holiness and heresy --Encounters and enlightenings --Babies, brides, and burials --Congregation and community --Policy and piety --Economics and ethics --Buildings and blessings --Life and leasure.Written for a general audience, the essays collected here present refreshing and often humorous glimpses of various topics in Jewish history and traditional religious literature. Inspired by the diversity of Jewish thought, author and scholar Eliezer Segal sheds light on the social and political forces that have brought the Jewish community together in the past and still speak with familiarity to a modern western culture. Enlightening and entertaining, Professor Segal's writing is a rare blend of scholarship and wit, highlighting contemporary experiences that bring the rich heritage of Jewish civilization to life for the everyday reader. With an extensive and broad knowledge of ancient and medieval Jewish social and religious traditions, Segal deftly crafts anecdotes and explanations that address the tribulations of contemporary life. From topics as diverse as panhandling, tennis, vampires, and the history of the tomato to themes as universal as weddings, charity, and taxation, the essays presented here, some for the first time in English, all include detailed notes on sources for further reading. Equally suited to those after a light-hearted romp or those on a serious quest for knowledge, Ask Now of the Days that Are Past is sure to satisfy anyone who has ever wondered how the past still influences us today.JudaismEthnologyJudaism.Ethnology.296Segal Eliezer802010Segal EliezerothUkMaJRUBOOK9910141753103321Ask Now of the Days that are Past1803278UNINA