Library Catalog
Amazon cover image
Image from Amazon.com

The Rosh Hashanah anthology / edited by Philip Goodman.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: JPS holiday anthologiesPublisher: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press : Jewish Publication Society of America, 2018Copyright date: ©1970Description: 1 online resource (xxxv, 379 pages) : illustrations, musicContent type:
Media type:
Carrier type:
ISBN:
  • 9780827613751
  • 082761375X
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Rosh Hashanah anthology.DDC classification:
  • 296.4/31 22
LOC classification:
  • BM695.N5 G6 2018eb
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
Online resources:
Contents:
Rosh Hashanah in the Bible -- Rosh Hashanah in postbiblical writings -- Rosh Hashanah in Talmud and Midrash -- Rosh Hashanah in medieval Jewish literature -- Rosh Hashanah in Jewish law -- Selected prayers -- The scriptural readings -- The shofar -- The symbolic ceremony of Tashlikh -- Rosh Hashanah parables -- Hasidic tales and teachings -- Rosh Hashanah in modern prose -- Rosh Hashanah in art -- The music of the Rosh Hashanah liturgy -- Rosh Hashanah in many lands -- Rosh Hashanah in poetry -- Rosh Hashanah in the short story -- Rosh Hashanah greeting cards -- The culinary art of Rosh Hashanah -- Rosh Hashanah miscellany -- Children's stories for Rosh Hashanah -- Children's poems for Rosh Hashanah -- New Year programs.
Summary: Back by popular demand, the classic JPS holiday anthologies remain essential and relevant in our digital age. Unequaled in-depth compilations of classic and contemporary writings, they have long guided rabbis, cantors, educators, and other readers seeking the origins, meanings, and varied celebrations of the Jewish festivals. The Rosh Hashanah Anthology is designed to make the commemoration of the Jewish New Year meaningful as both a solemn and a festive day. Its religious impact, significance, history, and messages are embodied in the great treasures of Jewish classical writings--the Bible, Talmud, midrashim, medieval theological and philosophical works, codes of law and liturgy--and all are featured in this volume. In addition, modern works by S. Y. Agnon, Franz Rosenzweig, Isaac Bashevis Singer, and Elie Wiesel accompany liturgical selections with commentaries, depictions of Rosh Hashanah observances in many lands, detailed programming suggestions, illustrations, and an extensive bibliography.

"A JPS classic"--Cover

"First Nebraska paperback printing: 2018"--Title page verso

Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-379).

Rosh Hashanah in the Bible -- Rosh Hashanah in postbiblical writings -- Rosh Hashanah in Talmud and Midrash -- Rosh Hashanah in medieval Jewish literature -- Rosh Hashanah in Jewish law -- Selected prayers -- The scriptural readings -- The shofar -- The symbolic ceremony of Tashlikh -- Rosh Hashanah parables -- Hasidic tales and teachings -- Rosh Hashanah in modern prose -- Rosh Hashanah in art -- The music of the Rosh Hashanah liturgy -- Rosh Hashanah in many lands -- Rosh Hashanah in poetry -- Rosh Hashanah in the short story -- Rosh Hashanah greeting cards -- The culinary art of Rosh Hashanah -- Rosh Hashanah miscellany -- Children's stories for Rosh Hashanah -- Children's poems for Rosh Hashanah -- New Year programs.

Print version record.

Back by popular demand, the classic JPS holiday anthologies remain essential and relevant in our digital age. Unequaled in-depth compilations of classic and contemporary writings, they have long guided rabbis, cantors, educators, and other readers seeking the origins, meanings, and varied celebrations of the Jewish festivals. The Rosh Hashanah Anthology is designed to make the commemoration of the Jewish New Year meaningful as both a solemn and a festive day. Its religious impact, significance, history, and messages are embodied in the great treasures of Jewish classical writings--the Bible, Talmud, midrashim, medieval theological and philosophical works, codes of law and liturgy--and all are featured in this volume. In addition, modern works by S. Y. Agnon, Franz Rosenzweig, Isaac Bashevis Singer, and Elie Wiesel accompany liturgical selections with commentaries, depictions of Rosh Hashanah observances in many lands, detailed programming suggestions, illustrations, and an extensive bibliography.