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Author:

Hoffman, Lawrence A., 1942-

Title:

What you will see inside a synagogue / Lawrence Hoffman and Ron Wolfson ; with photographs by Bill Aron ; [foreword by Sandy Eisenberg Sasso].

Publisher:

Jewish Lights Pub.,

Copyright Date:

2008

Description:

31 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.

Subject:

Judaism--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Judaism--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Fasts and feasts--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Synagogues--Juvenile literature.
Synagogues.

Other Authors:

Wolfson, Ron.

Contents:

Shalom! = Welcome! -- Who are the Jewish people? -- Gathering for Shabbat -- Preparing for prayer -- The holiest place in the synagogue -- How Jews pray -- Reading the Torah -- Enjoying Shabbat -- Prayer and learning go together -- Fixing the world -- Bar and bat mitzvah--and weddings, too -- Celebrating holidays -- The High Holy Days -- Showing our thanks -- How we remember -- L'hitra'ot = Come again.

Summary:

Names and explains the various objects found in a synagogue, how they are used in the service and other events, the rabbi and lay people who use them, and the meaning behind them.

Series:

What you will see inside

ISBN:

1594732566 (quality pbk.)
9781594732560 (quality pbk.)

Locations:

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)