Festival Studies Being Thoughts on the Jewish Year

""Festival Studies: Being Thoughts on the Jewish Year"" by Israel Abrahams is a comprehensive exploration of the Jewish calendar year and its holidays. The book delves into the history, traditions, and significance of each festival, including Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Hanukkah, Purim, Passover, and Shavuot. Abrahams provides insights into the biblical, Talmudic, and rabbinic sources of each holiday and examines how they have been celebrated throughout Jewish history. The author also discusses the customs and rituals associated with each holiday and how they have evolved over time. With its detailed analysis and engaging writing style, ""Festival Studies"" is an excellent resource for anyone interested in Jewish culture and tradition.1906. These papers were mainly written with no other intention than to provide momentary entertainment or to provoke passing thought as the festivals of the Jewish year occurred. One charming feature of this volume is that beautiful renderings of medieval Hebrew poems will be found in various chapters. Contents: The Hopefulness of the Seder; The Poetry of Pentec St; The Procession of the Palms; The Book of Life; The Abodah; Purim Parodies; Art on the Seder Table; A Unique Haggadah Picture; The Succah of the Bible; Some Succahs I have Known; Judaea Devicta; The Decalogue in the Liturgy; By the Water-side; God and Man; Chad Gadya; Myrtle; Willows of the Brook; Queen Esther on the English Stage; Hans Sachs' Esther; The Shofar; Hanucah in Olden Times; The Hallel; The Four Sons; and Adon Olam. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.