Holidays: Bibliography
Fox,
Karen L. and Phyllis Zimbler Miller, Seasons for Celebration:
A Contemporary Guide to the Joys, Practices and Traditions of
the Jewish Holidays, New York, Putnam Publishing
Group, 1992.
Moderately feminist modern interpretation by two Jewish women,
one a Rabbi.
Some rituals are feminist and animist flavored. A good, quick
how-to from
which to create your own rituals. —Rachael Stark c. 2002 |
Greenberg,
Blu, How To Run a Traditional Jewish Household,
New York, Simon and Schuster, 1983.
A
very traditional and very thorough description of how Orthodox
Jewish women, men, children and families are supposed to worship
and live. A great source for details of old rituals that UU
Jews might want to reinterpret, like the use of the mikvah or
Shabbat candle lighting. —Rachael Stark, c. 2002 |
Greene,
Gloria Kaufer, The Jewish Holiday Cookbook: An International
Collection of Recipes and Customs, New York, Times
Books, 1985.
A
wonderful book of ritual food and calendar custom that includes
Ashkenazic and Sephardic recipes. Many light, vegetable filled
and vegetarian recipes, along with the well known substantial,
chill chasing Eastern European dishes. —Rachael Stark,
c. 2002 |
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Nathan,
Joan. The Jewish holiday baker. illustrated by Emma Celia
Gardner. New York : Schocken Books : Distributed
by Pantheon Books, 1997. |
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Nathan,
Joan. The children's Jewish holiday kitchen: 70 ways to
have fun with your kids and make your family's celebrations
special; illustrated by Brooke Scudder. New York
: Schocken Books : Distributed by Pantheon Books, 1995. |
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Nathan,
Joan, Jewish cooking in America, New York
, A. Knopf, 1994. |
Nathan,
Joan. The Jewish holiday kitchen, New York
: Schocken Books, 1988.
Joan
Nathan is a accomplished folklorist and cookbook author. Her
books include well explained and tasty recipes, along with substantial
cultural, historical and folkloric commentary. —Rachael
Stark, c. 2002 |
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