Jewish Feasts and FastsPress of the Jewish publication society, 1945 - 317 pages |
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... PRAYER Prayers , even like books , have their distinctive fates . There is no prayer in the whole range of the Jewish liturgy that is as familiar , not only to Jews but also to Gentiles , as the Kol Nidre prayer , although it is hardly ...
... PRAYER Prayers , even like books , have their distinctive fates . There is no prayer in the whole range of the Jewish liturgy that is as familiar , not only to Jews but also to Gentiles , as the Kol Nidre prayer , although it is hardly ...
Page 72
... prayer for rain to enrich the soil and to fructify the seeds that he placed in it . Prayers for rain , as well as elaborate ritual ceremonies that usually accompa- nied them , were quite common among all peoples of antiq- uity and even ...
... prayer for rain to enrich the soil and to fructify the seeds that he placed in it . Prayers for rain , as well as elaborate ritual ceremonies that usually accompa- nied them , were quite common among all peoples of antiq- uity and even ...
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... prayer for rain , however , in- serted in the ninth benediction , is not said until much later , at the autumnal equinox , about December 5th , out of con- sideration for the pilgrims who were given time to return to their homes before ...
... prayer for rain , however , in- serted in the ninth benediction , is not said until much later , at the autumnal equinox , about December 5th , out of con- sideration for the pilgrims who were given time to return to their homes before ...
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