03584nam 22006014a 450 991096788380332120251117005442.00-8276-1039-4(CKB)2670000000033922(EBL)3039350(OCoLC)923703833(SSID)ssj0000421443(PQKBManifestationID)11252136(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000421443(PQKBWorkID)10406553(PQKB)10981571(MiAaPQ)EBC3039350(OCoLC)794700957(MdBmJHUP)muse12615(Au-PeEL)EBL3039350(CaPaEBR)ebr10388542(EXLCZ)99267000000003392220040317d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe JPS guide to Jewish traditions /Ronald L. Eisenberg1st ed.Philadelphia Jewish Publication Society20041 online resource (832 p.)JPS guideDescription based upon print version of record.0-8276-0882-9 0-8276-0760-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. 769-774) and index.Language -- Life-Cycle Events -- The Stages of Life -- First 16 Years of Life -- Birth -- Circumcision -- Names -- Pidyon ha-Ben -- Adoption -- Bar Mitzvah -- Bat Mitzvah -- Confirmation -- Marriage -- Jewish Marriage -- Marriage Ceremony -- Harmonious Married Life -- Obligations and Rights of the Husband -- Prohibited Marriages -- Levirate Marriage/Halitzah -- Intermarriage -- Sex -- Premarital Sex -- Male Homosexuality -- Female Homosexuality -- Divorce -- Jewish Concepts of Divorce -- Divorce Other Than by Consent -- Consequences of Divorce -- Get -- Agunah -- Death -- Death and Dying -- Angel of Death -- Preparation for Burial -- Funeral Service/Burial -- Mourning -- Suicide -- Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide -- Cremation -- Modern Issues Concerning the Dead -- Afterlife and the World to Come -- Sabbath and Festivals -- Restrictions -- Observances -- Liturgy -- Havdalah -- Special Sabbaths -- Festivals and Fasts -- Jewish Calendar -- Rosh Hodesh -- High Holy Days -- Repentance (Teshuvah) -- Selichot -- Elul -- Rosh Hashanah -- Ten Days of Repentance -- Yom Kippur -- Fall Festivals -- Sukkot -- Hoshana Rabbah -- Shemini Atzeret -- Simchat Torah -- Winter Festivals -- Hanukkah -- Tu b'Shevat -- Purim -- Spring Festivals -- Passover -- Omer Period -- Shavuot -- Fast Days and Summer Observances -- 17th of Tammuz -- The Three Weeks -- Tisha b'Av -- Tu b'Av -- Tzom Gedalyah -- 10th of Tevet -- Synagogue and Prayer -- Synagogue -- Synagogue Architecture -- Torah Scrolls and Ornaments -- Ark.Thanks to these generous donors for making the publication of this book possible: Miles z"l and Chris Lerman; David Lerman and Shelley Wallock The bestselling guide to understanding Jewish traditions, now in paperback This is a comprehensive and authoritative resource with ready answers to questions about almost all aspects of Jewish life and.JPS guide.Jewish Publication Society guide to Jewish traditionsJudaismEncyclopediasJudaism296.4Eisenberg Ronald L303710Jewish Publication Society.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910967883803321The JPS guide to Jewish traditions4459299UNINA