Jewish Days: A Book of Jewish Life and Culture Around the Year

by Francine Klagsbrun

Book Overview

Jewish Days takes the reader through the year, interpreting and illustrating the most significant dates on the Jewish calendar, including Jewish holidays, important historical dates, and biblical... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374179239
• ISBN13: 9780374179236
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Hill & Wang
• Length: 231 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.3" x 10.4"

Customer Reviews

a beautifully illustrated introduction to Judaism

A lucid introduction to Jewish laws, traditions and customs, this book is an esthetiic delight as well. Fine paper, elegant text and attractive graphics add up to a book that is a pleasure to mind, hand and eye. The author,s love of the faith of her mothers and fathers enlightens every page. You don't have to be Jewish to enjoy it and profit by it

Delightful keepsake

This book offers both Jews & non-Jews a basic understanding of the Jewish calendar & life-cycle events which go hand-in-hand. A wonderful gift for any Jewsih occasion