Jewish Feasts and FastsPress of the Jewish publication society, 1945 - 317 pages |
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... month of Ab , the fifth month of the Jewish year , has been regarded as a period of mourning since the destruction of the first Temple by the Babylonians in 586 B. C. E. When the exiles returned to Jerusalem and were permitted to ...
... month of Ab , the fifth month of the Jewish year , has been regarded as a period of mourning since the destruction of the first Temple by the Babylonians in 586 B. C. E. When the exiles returned to Jerusalem and were permitted to ...
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Julius Hillel Greenstone. 1 THE MONTH OF ELUL THE month of Elul is the sixth month of the Jewish civil year which begins with Nisan , and the twelfth month of the religious year which begins with Tishri . The name given to this month ...
Julius Hillel Greenstone. 1 THE MONTH OF ELUL THE month of Elul is the sixth month of the Jewish civil year which begins with Nisan , and the twelfth month of the religious year which begins with Tishri . The name given to this month ...
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... month . The real reason for the custom is probably to re- mind the people of the approaching Holy Days , so that they should repent and cleanse themselves of all sin before the advent of the Days of Judgment . The rabbis use the ...
... month . The real reason for the custom is probably to re- mind the people of the approaching Holy Days , so that they should repent and cleanse themselves of all sin before the advent of the Days of Judgment . The rabbis use the ...
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