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Authors: Daniel B. Syme
ISBN-13: 9780876688250, ISBN-10: 0876688253
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Aronson, Jason Inc.
Date Published: April 1994
Edition: (Non-applicable)
In The Jewish Home, Rabbi Daniel B. Syme offers us a clear, concise, and beautifully written guide to Jewish family life. Using a question-and-answer format, Rabbi Syme explains the history, significance, and meaning of the Jewish holidays and important rituals.
Foreword | vii | |
Acknowledgments | ix | |
Introduction | xi | |
1. | The Mezuzah | 1 |
2. | Shabbat | 3 |
Shabbat Candles | 3 | |
The Friday Night Shabbat Kiddush | 5 | |
The Shabbat Challah | 7 | |
Blessing One's Children on Shabbat | 8 | |
Shabbat Havdalah | 10 | |
3. | Rosh HaShanah | 14 |
An Unusual New Year | 14 | |
Customs and Symbols | 16 | |
4. | Yom Kippur | 20 |
5. | Sukkot | 27 |
Some Historical Background | ||
The Sukkah | 28 | |
The Lulav and the Etrog | 30 | |
Hoshana Rabbah, Sh'mini Atzeret, Simchat Torah | 32 | |
6. | Chanukah | 38 |
Some Historical Background | 38 | |
Ceremonies, Symbols, Customs | 41 | |
7. | Tu BiSh'vat | 45 |
8. | Purim | 49 |
The Story and the Message | 49 | |
The Celebration | 53 | |
9. | Pesach | 57 |
Some Background | 57 | |
Chameitz | 60 | |
Matzah | 62 | |
The Seder Table | 64 | |
The Seder | 67 | |
The Haggadah | 69 | |
Some Little-Known Facts | 71 | |
10. | Lag BaOmer | 75 |
11. | Shavuot | 80 |
12. | Tishah B'Av | 85 |
13. | B'rit Milah, B'rit HaChayim | 90 |
B'rit Milah: Some Historical Background | 90 | |
B'rit Milah: Preparations and Participants | 94 | |
B'rit Milah and B'rit HaChayim: The Ceremony | 96 | |
14. | Names | 101 |
Some Background | 101 | |
Some Jewish Teachings, Superstitions, and Favorites | 104 | |
15. | Rites of Passage | 108 |
Pidyon HaBen: Redemption of the Firstborn Son | 108 | |
Bar/Bat Mitzvah: Some Historical Background | 111 | |
Celebrating Bar/Bat Mitzvah | 113 | |
Confirmation | 117 | |
16. | The Jewish Wedding | 121 |
Some Biblical History | 121 | |
Some Talmudic Background | 124 | |
The Institution of the Shadchan | 127 | |
Preparations for the Wedding in Times Gone By | 130 | |
The Chuppah and the Ring | 134 | |
The Ketubah | 136 | |
The Modern Ceremony | 139 | |
The Modern Ceremony, Part Two | 142 | |
The Modern Ceremony, Part Three | 145 | |
17. | The Jewish Divorce | 149 |
Some Biblical History | 149 | |
Divorce in the Talmud | 151 | |
The Rights and Responsibilities of Husband and Wife | 153 | |
The Get | 156 | |
18. | Death and Mourning | 159 |
The Moment of Death | 159 | |
Preparing the Body for Burial | 162 | |
What Happens after We Die? | 167 | |
Jewish Positions on Autopsy, Embalming, and Cremation | 169 | |
Preparing for the Funeral Service | 171 | |
Preparing for the Funeral Service, Part Two | 174 | |
The Funeral Service | 177 | |
At the Cemetery | 180 | |
The Kohein and Some General Background | 184 | |
Shivah: Some General Background | 185 | |
Shivah: The Home and the Meal of Consolation | 188 | |
Shivah: The Condolence Call | 191 | |
Shivah: Customs and Restrictions | 193 | |
The Kaddish | 196 | |
Sh'loshim and the Year of Mourning | 199 | |
The Tombstone | 201 | |
The Unveiling | 204 | |
Yahrzeit and Yizkor | 206 | |
Further URJ Press Resources | 209 |