A step-by-step guidebook to the Jewish Sabbath, with blessings and songs, rituals and reflections, stories and lots of art. Full color; designed to work both for beginners and for already-knwledgeable Jews who want to deepen their understanding of Shabbat practices.
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The book is simply the best and most practical guide to understanding the essence of Shabbat in the home. Its intelligent and non-dogmatic approach provides a framework for observance in the home for the beginner to the most experienced. It includes eloquent and enriching passages from leading Jewish thinkers that include among others, Rashi, Maimonides, Kaplan, Heschel, Wolpe and Teluskin. It's a strikingly beautiful and user-friendly book for our times. While taking the reader step-by-step through... more info