Entering the High Holy Days: A Complete Guide to the History, Prayers, and Themes

The High Holy Days--Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur--are for many Jews the highlight of the Jewish year. The liturgy for the Days of Awe are the longest and most complex of the year, leaving a large number of attendees without a complete understanding of the occasion's significance.

Entering The High Holy Days provides historical background and interpretation of the ideas, practices, and liturgy and lends them contemporary relevance to today's Jews.

Author: Reuven Hammer
Publisher: Jewish Publication Society
Published: 08/01/2005
Pages: 252
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 8.98h x 6.24w x 0.73d
ISBN: 9780827608214