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Entering the High Holy Days: A Complete Guide to the History, Prayers and Themes: A Complete Guide to the History, Prayers, and Themes Kindle Edition

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The High Holy Days--Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur--are for many Jews the highlight of the Jewish year. The liturgy for the Days of Awe are the longest and most complex of the year, leaving a large number of attendees without a complete understanding of the occasion's significance.

Entering The High Holy Days provides historical background and interpretation of the ideas, practices, and liturgy and lends them contemporary relevance to today's Jews.
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"Rabbi Reuven Hammer's superb explanation of all aspects of the High Holy Days is one of the best resources available on the subject."—JewishGrowth.org

"[A] scholarly and eminently readable book,
Entering the High Holy Days will help the reader come into the synagogue on Rosh Hashanah better equipped to leave it on Yom Kippur."—Philadelphia Inquirer

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A National Jewish Book Award Winner

The classic guide to the most important days of the Jewish year.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0028Y475A
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Jewish Publication Society
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 1, 2005
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2.7 MB
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 252 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0827610118
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  • Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2015
    This is a great book and refresher to read before the High Holidays approach. It gives great explanations on the service and prayers involved.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2017
    Fascinating book! Recommended by a friend. Glad I bought it.
  • Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2016
    Brilliant book by greatly respected author
  • Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2019
    This was an excellent overview of the High Holidays-their meaning and history. It answers many of the questions that arise regarding why we carry out these customs.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2016
    Lots of good information.
  • Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2006
    Whether you are a Jew-from-birth who wants to deepen your experience of the High Holy Days or a convert going through the Days of Awe for the first time, or a interested bystander who wants to know more of what the holiest days of the year are all about, Reuven Hammer's Entering the High Holy Days is an excellent resource.

    The author covers the history and development of the rituals and services of Rosh Hashannah, Yom Kippur and the days between (known as the Days of Awe) as well as customs such as the foods eaten (or not eaten, in the case of Yom Kippur), taschlich, and kaporot. Particularly useful is the indepth guide to the services themselves. Although I was attending my first High Holy Day services at a Reform synagogue, whose siddur doesn't include everything that the Conservative, Orthodox and REconstructionist services do (and thus doesn't include everything mentioned in this book), I still learned a lot and could recognize the steps and overall sections and structures of the services. The background information on the various Torah readings and Haftorah readings added more depth to those portions of the services. Best of all, however, is the knowledge that allows one to act in preparation for the holiest holidays of the year and to enter them feeling more prepared and more knowledgeable than ever before. Whether your first experience or your 50th, you will get something from this book. Highly recommended.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2015
    Interesting and an easy read
  • Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2007
    I brought this book with me to High Holyday services this year and used it as a reference. I really enjoyed it. It is particularly interesting when it explains the origins of the various prayers
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