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The first Jewish catalog : a do-it-yourself kit compiled and edited by Richard Siegel, Michael Strassfeld, Sharon Strassfeld
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks BM 700 .F5x
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Siegel, Richard, 1947-
- Language:
- English
- Hebrew
- Subjects (All):
- Judaism--Customs and practices.
- Judaism.
- Jewish way of life.
- Jews--Bibliography.
- Jews.
- Genre:
- Bibliographies.
- Physical Description:
- 318 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
- Other Title:
- Jewish catalog
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Jewish Publication Society of America, 1973, [1976 printing]
- Contents:
- Symbols of the home
- Kashrut : food, eating, and wine-making
- Hallah
- Candles and candle-making
- Kippah
- Tallit
- Tefillin
- Shofar
- The four species
- Jewish travel
- The calendar
- Shabbat
- The festivals : some home customs and rituals
- Berakhot
- blessings
- Weddings
- Tumah and tahareh
- mikveh
- Death and burial
- Scribal arts
- Gematria
- Music
- Film
- The Jewish press and periodicals
- Creating a Jewish library
- How to bring Mashiah
- A guide to Jewish women's activities
- Using the Jewish Establishment
- a reluctant guide
- Hakhnasat orhim
- hospitality
- Communities
- Where to learn in your ghetto
- Teachers
- A first step : a devotional guide.
- Notes:
- First issued under title: The Jewish catalog.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 0827600429
- 9780827600423
- OCLC:
- 3442892
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