Jewish Feasts and FastsPress of the Jewish publication society, 1945 - 317 pages |
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Page 98
... become the world's capital city , with all the wickedness and immorality that greatness brought to its gates . There Antiochus learned " contempt of men and their cherished customs ... not only an insolence , but a hardness of heart ...
... become the world's capital city , with all the wickedness and immorality that greatness brought to its gates . There Antiochus learned " contempt of men and their cherished customs ... not only an insolence , but a hardness of heart ...
Page 163
... become a universal dish on Purim among Jews of all of Eastern Europe . The custom of Mishloah Manot , to send gifts one to an- other , may have contributed to the development of a special Purim culinary art . This custom had become ...
... become a universal dish on Purim among Jews of all of Eastern Europe . The custom of Mishloah Manot , to send gifts one to an- other , may have contributed to the development of a special Purim culinary art . This custom had become ...
Page 195
... become a perpetual law , it is doubtful whether it was followed generally during the period of the First Temple . In later times , when the observance of the Passover had become firmly established , the paschal offering had to be ...
... become a perpetual law , it is doubtful whether it was followed generally during the period of the First Temple . In later times , when the observance of the Passover had become firmly established , the paschal offering had to be ...
Contents
Festivals | 14 |
Rosh Hashanah | 14 |
The Symbolic Ceremony of Tashlich | 17 |
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