Holidays Bibliography
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General Books about Jewish Holidays
Rosh Hashanah
Yom Kippur
Sukkot
Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah
Hanukkah
Tu Bishvat
Purim
Passover
Shavuot
Tisha B'Av
Rosh Chodesh
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The Biblical and Historical Background of the Jewish Holy Days, by Abraham P. Bloch (Ktav, 1978).
Celebrate! The Complete Jewish Holidays Handbook, by Lesli Koppelman Ross (Jason Aronson, 1994).
The Festival Days: A History of Jewish Celebration, by Chaim Raphael (Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 1990).
The Festivals in Halachah: An Analysis of the Development of the Festival Laws, by Rabbi Shlomo Yosef Zevin (Two volumes; Mesorah Publications, 1999).
Gates of the Seasons: A Guide to the Jewish Year, edited by Peter S. Knobel (Central Conference of American Rabbis, 1983).
Jewish Days: A Book of Jewish Life and Culture Around the Year, by Francine Klagsbrun (Farrar Straus Giroux, 1996).
Jewish Family and Life: Traditions, Holidays, and Values for Today’s Parents and Children, by Yosef I. Abramowitz and Rabbi Susan Silverman (Golden Books, 1997).
The Jewish Festivals: History and Observance, by Hayyim Schauss (Schocken Books, 1962).
The Jewish Holiday Baker, by Joan Nathan (Schocken Books, 1997).
The Jewish Holiday Home Companion: A Parent’s Guide to Family Celebration, by Nicolas D. Mandelkern and Vicki L. Weber (Behrman House, 1994).
Jewish Holiday Traditions: Joyful Celebrations From Rosh Hashanah to Shavuot, by Linda Burghardt (Citadel Press, 2001).
The Jewish Holidays: A Guide and Commentary, by Michael Strassfeld (Harper & Row, 1985).
The Jewish Way: Living the Holidays, by Rabbi Irving Greenberg (Simon & Schuster, 1988).
Jewish Year: Celebrating the Holidays, by Barbara Rush (Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 2001).
Moonbeams: A Hadassah Rosh Hodesh Guide, by Leora Tanenbaum, Claudia R. Chernov, and Hadassah Tropper, edited by Carol Diament (Jewish Lights, 2000).
Seasons of Our Joy: A Modern Guide to the Jewish Holidays, by Arthur I. Waskow (Beacon Press, 1982).
The Tapestry of Jewish Time: A Spiritual Guide to Holidays and Life-Cycle Events, by Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin (Behrman House, 2000).
