Jewish Feasts and FastsPress of the Jewish publication society, 1945 - 317 pages |
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Page 47
... mentioned only in one other place in the Bible , in II Kings ( 14.25 ) , where we read that Jeroboam II restored to Israel " from the border of Hamath unto the sea of the Arabah , according to the word of the Lord , God of Israel ...
... mentioned only in one other place in the Bible , in II Kings ( 14.25 ) , where we read that Jeroboam II restored to Israel " from the border of Hamath unto the sea of the Arabah , according to the word of the Lord , God of Israel ...
Page 158
... mentioned . The order given to the Israelites ( Deuteronomy 25.19 ) to " wipe out the memory of Amalek " gave rise to the various customs of the Haman - klopfer , the Grogger , and other such noise - making instruments used to blot out ...
... mentioned . The order given to the Israelites ( Deuteronomy 25.19 ) to " wipe out the memory of Amalek " gave rise to the various customs of the Haman - klopfer , the Grogger , and other such noise - making instruments used to blot out ...
Page 202
... mention of each plague is very old and is already mentioned in the Jerusalem Talmud . Various reasons have been assigned . There is the mystical reason , connected with the fear that the very mention of evil might affect the person who ...
... mention of each plague is very old and is already mentioned in the Jerusalem Talmud . Various reasons have been assigned . There is the mystical reason , connected with the fear that the very mention of evil might affect the person who ...
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