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Loading... Symbols of Judaism (edition 1996)by Marc-Alain Ouaknin, Laziz Hamani, Laziz Hamani (Photographer)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Good visuals to go with symbol descriptions ( ) NO OF PAGES: 128 SUB CAT I: Symbols SUB CAT II: SUB CAT III: DESCRIPTION: This book introduces the reader to the fundamental aspects of Judaism by exploring the ritual and cultural symbols of this religion. Rabbi Marc-Alain Ouaknin offers insightful commentary, and basic questions are answered clearly and concisely. Why is the yarmulka worn? Why are the scrolls of the law written by hand? Each chapter details also the various religious holidays and feasts according to the Jewish calendar. Rabbi Ouaknin, director of the Center for Research and Jewish Studies in Paris and a professor at the University of Bar-Han in Israel, explores the fundamental aspects, rites, and symbols of Judaism, presented through 64 lavish, full-page, color photographs and a studious text. Ouaknin explains the religious use of such sacred objects as the tallith (prayer shawl), tefillin (worn on the left arm and forehead by men during prayers), mezuzah (a piece of parchment attached to a front doorpost), and shofar (ram's horn). He discusses such holidays as Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkoth, Hanukkah, Purim, and Passover, and he also talks about the Jewish calendar, the synagogue, the Torah scroll, Sabbath, dietary laws, the mikvah (ritual bath), the huppah (nuptial canopy), the ketubbah (marriage contract), and clothing customs. Non-Jews as well as Jews should find the book absorbing.NOTES: Donated by Gary and Angie Springer. SUBTITLE: no reviews | add a review
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