Festival Studies Being Thoughts on the Jewish Year
Professor Israel Abrahams
Festival Studies Being Thoughts on the Jewish Year
Professor Israel Abrahams
- These papers were mainly written with no other intention than to provide momentary entertainment or to provoke passing thought as the festivals of the Jewish year occurred. One charming feature of this volume is that beautiful renderings of medieval Hebrew poems will be found in various chapters. Contents: The Hopefulness of the Seder; The Poetry of Pentec St; The Procession of the Palms; The Book of Life; The Abodah; Purim Parodies; Art on the Seder Table; A Unique Haggadah Picture; The Succah of the Bible; Some Succahs I have Known; Judaea Devicta; The Decalogue in the Liturgy; By the Water-side; God and Man; Chad Gadya; Myrtle; Willows of the Brook; Queen Esther on the English Stage; Hans Sachs’ Esther; The Shofar; Hanucah in Olden Times; The Hallel; The Four Sons; and Adon Olam. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.
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