My Jewish year : 18 holidays, one wondering Jew /
The author describes her research on the holidays of the Jewish calendar and how she came to understand how these celebrations have lasted for thousands of years.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Bedford, New York :
Fig Tree Books,
[2017]
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| Summary: | The author describes her research on the holidays of the Jewish calendar and how she came to understand how these celebrations have lasted for thousands of years. When a Pew Research Center study revealed that most U.S. Jews locate their Jewishness in their ancestry and culture, not in religion, Pogrebin realized how little she knew about the foundational purpose and current relevance of the Jewish holidays. She embarked on an entire year of intensive research, observation, and writing about the milestones on the Jewish calendar. The result is a new appreciation of the arc of Jewish observance through the eyes of a relatable, wandering-- and wondering-- Jew. |
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| Physical Description: | ix, 326 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781941493205 1941493203 |