Entering the High Holy Days - A Complete Guide to the History, Prayers, and Themes (Paperback, New Ed)

The classic guide to the most important days of the Jewish year A National Jewish Book Award Winner The High Holy Days?Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur?are for many Jews the highlight of the Jewish year, as well as perhaps the occasion of their only visit to their congregation for services. The liturgy for the Days of Awe are the longest and most complex of the year, leaving a large number of attendees without a complete understanding of the occasion's significance. Entering The High Holy Days provides historical background and interpretation of the ideas, practices, and liturgy and lends them contemporary relevance to today's Jews.