A shared Shabbat -- The ancient fall festivals: Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot; Simchat Torah -- The ancient winter festivals: Hanukkah, Purim -- The ancient spring festivals: Passover, Shavuot -- The modern spring festivals: Yom Hasho'ah (Holocaust Day of Remembrance), Yom Ha'atzma'ut (Israel Independence Day) -- Life-cyle ceremonies: birth, death, Bar Mitzvah, Bat Mitzvah, weddings
This book enriches the festivals through explanation of their origins
development of observances, recipes and customs. It portrays how different families interpret and participate in the Jewish calendar celebrations