{"product_id":"celebrating-the-jewish-year-the-winter-holidays-hanukkah-tu-bshevat-purim-9780827608498","title":"Celebrating the Jewish Year: The Winter Holidays: Hanukkah, Tu B'Shevat, Purim","description":"\u003cp\u003eNamed a 2007 National Jewish Book Award Runner-Up in the category of Contemporary Jewish Life and Practice. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJPS's new holiday books take us through the joys, spirit, and meaning of the seasons. Blending the old and the new, they ground us in the origins and traditions of each holiday and open up to us ways we can add our own expression to these special days. Although synagogue ritual is touched upon, the real focus here is on our personal connections to each holiday and our home observance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs we move from season to season, Paul Steinberg shares with us a rich collection of readings from many of the Jewish greats--Maimonides, Rashi, Nachmanides, Shlomo Carlebach, Marge Piercy, Elie Wiesel, Martin Buber, Abraham Joshua Heschel, Arthur Green, and others--and he guides us in discovering for ourselves the many treasures within each text. The readings teach us about the history of each holiday, as well as its theological, ethical, agricultural, and seasonal importance and interpretation; others give us inspiration and much food for thought. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese stories, essays, poems, anecdotes, and rituals help us discover how deeply Jewish traditions are rooted in nature's yearly cycle, and how beautifully season and spirit are woven together throughout the Jewish year. \u003ci\u003eThe Fall Holidays: Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot\u003c\/i\u003e is also available. \u003ci\u003eThe Spring and Summer Holidays: Passover, Shavuot, The Omer, and Tisha B'Av\u003c\/i\u003e will follow in 2008.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Jewish Publication Society\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/04\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780827608498\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 257\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.13h x 7.81w x 0.66d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e National Jewish Book Award - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Supplements\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2007 pg. 22\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMulticultural Review\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2007 pg. 15\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paul Steinberg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36645080694940,"sku":"9780827608498","price":22.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_632ae0b8-1c39-4284-87fe-8e1e4ce8a03e.jpg?v=1603860124","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/celebrating-the-jewish-year-the-winter-holidays-hanukkah-tu-bshevat-purim-9780827608498","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}