Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-152).
Contents:
Stories of love and matchmaking; The bride's story. Creative process of Rosh Hodesh -- A personal parable -- How to use this book -- Key terms -- Women in Biblical art : illus./essay -- The Jewish calendar -- Rituals for the months of the Jewish year: Tishre/September-October: Rituals of introduction ; Stories of creation : Lilith, Adam & Eve, the Moon -- Heshvan/October-November: Rituals of introduction ; Stories of patriarchy/matriarchy; origins of Rosh Hodesh as a women's holiday -- Kislev/November-December: Rituals for remembering foremothers; darkness and ligh at Hannukah ; Stories of Judith, Deborah, women in Jewish history -- Tevet/December-January: Rituals of Yahrzeit and mourning ; Stories of death and rebirth -- Shvat/January-February: Rituals of planting and nuturing ; Stories of women and trees -- Adar Aleph/February-March: New ceremonies for Adar Aleph -- Rituals for pregnancy/birth (Yoledet Rite) ; Stories of birth, names, making of ritual -- Adar Beth/February-March: Rituals of Purim ; reversal/maskmaking ; Stories of Esther and Vashti, beauty and artifice -- Nisan/March-April: Rituals of burning and cleansing : Pesach ; The legend of Miriam's Well : Yocheved -- Iyyar/April-May: Ritual of menopause and wisdom; adult Bat Mitzvah ; Stories: Demeter & Persephone/Ruth & Naomi -- Sivan/May-June: Ritual of coming of age, menstruation, shavout preparation ; Story of Keturah, the last wife of Abraham -- Tammuz/June-July: Ritual of loss : fertility and infertility ; Story of Hannah and Peninnah -- Av/July-August: Rituals of creation and construction ; Stories of prayers from the heart; Hebrew Aleph-Bet -- Elul/August-Septmeber: Rituals of virginity, union, cleansing ; Stories of love and matchmaking; The bride's story.
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