Jewish Feasts and FastsPress of the Jewish publication society, 1945 - 317 pages |
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Page 38
... remained awake the entire night , which he spent in reading selections from the books of Job , Ezra and Chronicles or in having some one else read before him . It is related that long before dawn the Temple precincts would be crowded ...
... remained awake the entire night , which he spent in reading selections from the books of Job , Ezra and Chronicles or in having some one else read before him . It is related that long before dawn the Temple precincts would be crowded ...
Page 104
... remained firm , declaring " when he was at the last gasp , " " Thou like a fury takest us out of this present life , but the King of the world shall raise us up , who have died for His law , unto everlasting life . " The king and his ...
... remained firm , declaring " when he was at the last gasp , " " Thou like a fury takest us out of this present life , but the King of the world shall raise us up , who have died for His law , unto everlasting life . " The king and his ...
Page 155
... remained to plead with the queen for his life , " for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king . " When the king returned from his walk he found Haman in a compromising position , per- haps holding the queen's hands ...
... remained to plead with the queen for his life , " for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king . " When the king returned from his walk he found Haman in a compromising position , per- haps holding the queen's hands ...
Contents
Festivals | 14 |
Rosh Hashanah | 14 |
The Symbolic Ceremony of Tashlich | 17 |
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