Jewish Feasts and FastsPress of the Jewish publication society, 1945 - 317 pages |
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... celebrations ac- companying the harvest . Its present meaning , they say , was not given to the day until after the ... celebration , it is possible that the young people resorted to dances and merrymaking as described in the Mishnah ...
... celebrations ac- companying the harvest . Its present meaning , they say , was not given to the day until after the ... celebration , it is possible that the young people resorted to dances and merrymaking as described in the Mishnah ...
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... celebrate the victory of the king over his brother , Cyrus , who wanted to wrest the throne from him and met his death in ... celebration would correspond to the months of October through April , the winter months when the Persian kings ...
... celebrate the victory of the king over his brother , Cyrus , who wanted to wrest the throne from him and met his death in ... celebration would correspond to the months of October through April , the winter months when the Persian kings ...
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... CELEBRATING BIRTHDAYS The only reference to a birthday celebration in the Bible is the mention of the festivities in honor of the birthday of Pharaoh , when he recalled the chief butler to his former position , as Joseph had interpreted ...
... CELEBRATING BIRTHDAYS The only reference to a birthday celebration in the Bible is the mention of the festivities in honor of the birthday of Pharaoh , when he recalled the chief butler to his former position , as Joseph had interpreted ...
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