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Can I read Holidays, History, and Halakhah on EtoBox?
Holidays, History, and Halakhah by Segal, Eliezer is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Holidays, History, and Halakhah about?
This highly original book, spiced heavily with humor, is an anthology of essays about Jewish holidays and other calendar events. In the essays presented int he book, the reader will come to appreciate that practices considered indispensable to today's standards were once topics of heated controversy between proponents of differing interpretations of Judaism. Readers will glimpse into ancient and medieval sources and identify with predicaments that previous generations faced as they steered the precarious paths between loyalty to their heritage and relevance to their age, between pride in one's religious identity and receptiveness to outside cultures.
Who reads Holidays, History, and Halakhah?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Segal, Eliezer
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson, Inc.
- Published
- 2001
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780765761514
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Judaism, Religion, History
- Updated
- 2026-03-25