Bibliography:
Holidays
If you are seeking to build your personal Jewish library,
the following are the top books about Jewish Holidays, as recommended by the
editors of MyJewishLearning.com. Click on any book's title to purchase it.
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holiday name:
General
The
Biblical and Historical Background of the Jewish Holy Days, by Abraham P. Bloch (Ktav, 1978).
Celebrate!
The Complete Jewish Holidays Handbook, by Lesli Koppelman Ross (Jason
Aronson, 1994).
The
Festival Days: A History of
Jewish Celebration, by Chaim Raphael (Weidenfeld &
Nicholson, 1990).
The
Festivals in Halachah: An Analysis of the Development of the Festival Laws, by Rabbi Shlomo Yosef Zevin (Two
volumes; Mesorah Publications, 1999).
Gates
of the Seasons: A Guide to the Jewish Year,
edited by Peter S. Knobel (Central Conference of American Rabbis, 1983).
Jewish
Days: A Book of Jewish Life and Culture Around the Year, by Francine Klagsbrun (Farrar Straus Giroux, 1996).
Jewish
Family and Life: Traditions, Holidays, and Values for Today’s Parents and
Children, by Yosef I. Abramowitz
and Rabbi Susan Silverman (Golden Books, 1997).
The
Jewish Festivals: History and Observance,
by Hayyim Schauss (Schocken Books, 1962).
The
Jewish Holiday Baker, by Joan
Nathan (Schocken Books, 1997).
The
Jewish Holiday Home Companion: A Parent’s Guide to Family Celebration,
by Nicolas D. Mandelkern and Vicki L. Weber (Behrman House, 1994).
Jewish
Holiday Traditions: Joyful Celebrations From Rosh Hashanah to Shavuot, by Linda Burghardt (Citadel Press,
2001).
The
Jewish Holidays: A Guide and Commentary,
by Michael Strassfeld (Harper & Row, 1985).
The
Jewish Way: Living the Holidays,
by Rabbi Irving Greenberg (Simon & Schuster, 1988).
The
Jewish Year: Celebrating the Holidays, by Barbara Rush (Stewart, Tabori
& Chang, 2001).
Moonbeams:
A Hadassah Rosh Hodesh Guide, by
Leora Tanenbaum, Claudia R. Chernov, and Hadassah Tropper, edited by Carol
Diament (Jewish Lights, 2000).
Seasons
of Our Joy: A Modern Guide to the Jewish Holidays,
by Arthur I. Waskow (Beacon Press, 1982).
The
Tapestry of Jewish Time: A Spiritual Guide to Holidays and Life-Cycle Events, by Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin (Behrman
House, 2000).
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Rosh Hashanah
Days
of Awe: A Treasury of Jewish Wisdom for Reflection, Repentance, and Renewal on
the High Holy Days, by S.Y.Agnon (Schocken Books, 1948, 1975).
Entering
the High Holy Days: Origins, Themes and Prayers, by Reuven Hammer
(Jewish Publication Society, 1998).
Moments
of Transcendence: Inspirational Readings for Rosh Hashanah, edited by
Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins (Jason Aronson, 1992).
Preparing
Your Heart for the High Holy Days,by Kerry
M. Olitzky and Rachel T. Sabath (Jewish Publication Society, 1996).
The
Rosh Hashanah Anthology, by Philip
Goodman (Jewish Publication Society, 1970, 1992).
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Yom Kippur
Days
of Awe: A Treasury of Jewish Wisdom for Reflection, Repentance, and Renewal on
the High Holy Days, by S.Y.Agnon (Schocken Books, 1948, 1975).
Entering
the High Holy Days: Origins, Themes and Prayers, by Reuven Hammer
(Jewish Publication Society, 1998).
Moments
of Transcendence: Inspirational Readings for Yom Kippur, edited by Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins (Jason Aronson,
1992).
The
Yom Kippur Anthology, by Philip
Goodman (Jewish Publication Society, 1971, 1992).
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Sukkot
The
Three Festivals: Ideas and Insights of the Sfas Emes on Pesach, Shavuos and
Succos, by Rabbi Yosef Stern
(Mesorah Publications, 1995).
The
Sukkot/Simhat Torah Anthology,
by Philip Goodman (Jewish Publication Society, 1973, 1988).
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Shemini Atzeret/Simhat Torah
The
Sukkot/Simhat Torah Anthology, by Philip Goodman (Jewish Publication
Society, 1973, 1988).
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Hanukkah
A
Different Light: The Hanukkah Book of Celebration, by Noam Zion (Shalom
Hartman Institute, 2000).
Chanukah:
Its History, Observances, and Significance, by Hersh Goldwurm, Meir
Zlotowitz (Mesorah Publications, 1981).
The
Hanukkah Anthology, by Philip
Goodman (Jewish Publication Society, 1992).
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Tu Bishvat
Seder
Tu BiSHevat: The Festival of Trees, by Adam Fisher (Central Conference
of American Rabbis, 1989).
Trees,
Earth, and Torah: A Tu B'Shvat Anthology, edited by Ari Elon, Naomi
Mara Hyman and Arthur Waskow (Jewish Publication Society, 1999).
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Purim
The
Purim Anthology, by Philip Goodman (Jewish Publication Society, 1949,
1988).
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Passover
A
Different Night: The Family Participation Haggadah, by Noam Zion and
David Dishon (Shalom Hartman Institute, 1997).
The
Passover Anthology, by Philip Goodman (Jewish Publication
Society, 1987).
Pesach:
Passover – Its Observance, Laws and Significance/A Presentation Based on Talmudic
and Traditional Sources, by Rabbis Shimon Finkelman, Moshe Dov Stein,
Moshe Lieber, and Nosson Scherman (Mesorah Publications, 1995).
The
Three Festivals: Ideas and Insights of the Sfas Emes on Pesach, Shavuos and
Succos, by Rabbi Yosef Stern
(Mesorah Publications, 1995).
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Shavuot
Every
Person’s Guide to Shavuot, by Ronald H. Isaacs (Jason Aronson, 1998).
The
Shavuot Anthology, by Philip
Goodman (Jewish Publication Society, 1974, 1992).
The
Three Festivals: Ideas and Insights of the Sfas Emes on Pesach, Shavuos and
Succos, by Rabbi Yosef Stern
(Mesorah Publications, 1995).
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Tisha Be-Av
Tishah
B'av: Texts, Readings, And Insights, by Rabbi Avrohom Chaim Feuer and
Rabbi Shimon Finkelman (Mesorah Publications 1992).
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