Jewish Feasts and FastsPress of the Jewish publication society, 1945 - 317 pages |
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... Israel as God's first - born . However , R. Akiba seems to have drawn a distinction between Israel and the other nations in their respective relationships to God , in the famous saying : " Beloved is man , for he was created in the ...
... Israel as God's first - born . However , R. Akiba seems to have drawn a distinction between Israel and the other nations in their respective relationships to God , in the famous saying : " Beloved is man , for he was created in the ...
Page 214
... Israel from the yoke of a foreign oppressor , where- upon Israel became the people of God . Israel is the bride and God is the groom , the betrothal having occurred at the time when Israel was redeemed from Egypt to become the beloved ...
... Israel from the yoke of a foreign oppressor , where- upon Israel became the people of God . Israel is the bride and God is the groom , the betrothal having occurred at the time when Israel was redeemed from Egypt to become the beloved ...
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... Israel , to all the sons of Israel , Peace ! Since ye have been deemed worthy to behold the great day and the fulfillment of God's work by the Prophets , your lament and sorrow must be changed into joy , and your fasting into merriment ...
... Israel , to all the sons of Israel , Peace ! Since ye have been deemed worthy to behold the great day and the fulfillment of God's work by the Prophets , your lament and sorrow must be changed into joy , and your fasting into merriment ...
Contents
Festivals | 14 |
Rosh Hashanah | 14 |
The Symbolic Ceremony of Tashlich | 17 |
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Ahasuerus ancient Antiochus Ashkenazic Babylonian Bible biblical Book of Esther celebration century ceremony chanted Christian commandments congregation connected custom Day of Atonement Deuteronomy Egypt Egyptians elaborate entire exile Exodus faith fast day father feast festival first-born given God's Greek Haggadah Hallel Haman Hanukkah harvest Hasidim Hasmonean Hazzan Hebrew high priest holiday Hoshana hymns Israel Israelites Jerusalem Jewish history Jews Josephus Judah Judaism Judea king known Kol Nidre later legend liturgy Lord Maccabean Maccabees Mattathias mazzot meal mercy Middle Ages Mishnah month Mordecai Moses myrtle Nidre night Nisan observance offered origin Palestine Passover period permitted Persia Pharaoh pious plagues prayer prophet Psalms Purim rabbis reading reason recited reference regarded religion religious Revelation ritual Roman Rosh Hashanah Ruth Sabbath sacrifice Seder Shabbat Shabuot Shofar Shushan Sinai sins song story Sukkah Sukkot symbol synagogue Talmud Temple tion Torah tradition trees Yom Kippur