The Good Jewish Home
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bloom, Emily Haft / Jayjay Studios, PUBLISHER: M Q Publications, ong>Theong> Good Jewish Home ong>ofong>fers thoughts, ideas, and guidance on ong>howong> ong>toong> celebrate ong>yourong> Jewish heritage in a modern family setting. Track ong>theong> origins ong>ofong> ong>theong> Jewish faith, understand ong>theong> events in ong>theong> Jewish life cycle from ong>theong> bris or baby naming ong>toong> ong>theong> rituals ong>ofong> shiva, ong>howong>-ong>toong> hold a Jewish wedding and what ong>toong> do during ong>theong> major festivals throughout ong>theong> year, including Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Passover, Purim and Hanukkah. ong>Theong> Good Jewish Home includes a brief hisong>toong>ry ong>ofong> Jewish thought, passages and ideas from biblical text and ong>howong> ong>theong>y can guide modern daily life, inspiration from great Jewish thinkers and leaders, a discussion ong>ofong> Jewish family roles as ong>theong>y appear in ong>theong> ong>Toong>rah, and Shabbat's importance as a weekly ritual ong>toong> reinforce Jewish tradition. As a special bonus throughout ong>theong> book, Emily Haft Bloom has included simple recipes for traditional Jewish dishes that ong>theong> modern family can create in ong>theong>ir own kitchen: everything from a traditional Shabbat dinner menu ong>toong> holiday dishes like latkes, honey cake, vegetable kugel, hamantaschen, brisket, stuffed cabbage and tzimmes. ong>Theong> Good Jewish Home gives recommendations on ong>howong> ong>toong> meld established religious observance with practical contemporary practices. Let this book guide ong>yourong> family ong>toong> good Jewish living.