Gates of Shabbat: A Guide for Observing Shabbat

Shapiro, Mark Dov

ISBN 10: 0881230103 / ISBN 13: 9780881230109

Published by Central Conference of Amer, 2011

About this Item

The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.

Seller Inventory # BVV.0881230103.A

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Gates of Shabbat: A Guide for Observing Shabbat
• Publisher: Central Conference of Amer
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0881230103
• ISBN 13: 9780881230109
• Binding: Soft cover
• Illustrator: Waldman, Neil
• Condition: acceptable

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Synopsis

Jews who are unsure about the significance of Shabbat as well as those who are already committed to Shabbat will be able to use this guidebook in order to encounter the seventh day and its possibilities. Written in the modern spirit of Reform Judaism, Gates of Shabbat includes the basic ceremonies necessary for introducing Shabbat into the home plus background material on the origins and purposes of the various rituals. The book also includes musicfor Shabbat, prose and poetry selections, and presentations on the role of the synagogue and the meaning of "rest" for the contemporary Jew. Gates of Shabbat concludes with a summary of the ways in which a liberal Jew can approach Shabbat under the heading, "The Mitzvot (Commandments) of Shabbat." The Central Conference of American Rabbis is the professional association of Reform rabbis in the United States, Canada and abroad, founded in 1889 by Isaac Mayer Wise. It is the largest publisher of Jewish liturgy in the world.