The JPS guide to Jewish traditions / / Ronald L. Eisenberg

• Autore: Eisenberg Ronald L
• Pubblicazione: Philadelphia, : Jewish Publication Society, 2004
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (832 p.)
• Disciplina: 296.4
• Soggetto topico: Judaism
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 769-774) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Altri titoli varianti: Jewish Publication Society guide to Jewish traditions
• Titolo autorizzato: The JPS guide to Jewish traditions
• ISBN: 0-8276-1039-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910967883803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: JPS guide.