The Hanukkah Anthology

by Philip Goodman (Editor)

Overview

Back by popular demand, the classic JPS holiday anthologies remain relevant and essential in our digital age. Unequaled in-depth compilations of classic and contemporary writings, they have long guided rabbis, cantors, educators, and other readers seeking the origins, meanings, and varied celebrations of the Jewish festivals. 

The Hanukkah Anthology delves into the stories and messages of Hanukkah as they have unfolded in Jewish literature over the past two thousand years: biblical intimations of the festival, postbiblical writings, selections from the Talmud and midrashim, excerpts from medieval books, home liturgies, laws and customs, observances in different nations, stories and poems, art, and recipes. This timeless volume features many works by prominent authors, including Herman Wouk, Judah L. Magnes, Chaim Potok, Heinrich Heine, Emma Lazarus, Howard Fast, Sholom Aleichem, Curt Leviant, I. L. Peretz, and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780827613188
Publisher:	The Jewish Publication Society
Publication date:	07/01/2018
Series:	The JPS Holiday Anthologies
Pages:	504
Sales rank:	447,207
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Philip Goodman (1911–2006) was a rabbi and served as director of the Jewish education and Jewish center division for the Jewish Welfare Board, executive secretary of the Jewish Book Council and executive secretary of the American Jewish Historical Society. Goodman is the author or editor of many books, including seven volumes in the JPS Holiday Anthologies series. 
 

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
Preface

1. HANUKKAH AND ITS HISTORY
2. HANUKKAH IN THE BIBLE
3. HANUKKAH IN POSTBIBLICAL WRITINGS
4. HANUKKAH IN TALMUD AND MIDRASH
5. THE MEDIEVAL SCROLL OF THE HASMONEANS
6. HANUKKAH IN JEWISH LAW
7. HANUKKAH IN MODERN PROSE
8. HANUKKAH IN ART
9. A HANUKKAH DRAMA
10. HANUKKAH IN MANY LANDS
11. HANUKKAH IN POETRY
12. HANUKKAH IN THE SHORT STORY
13. HANUKKAH ODDITIES
14. HANUKKAH SIDELIGHTS
15. THE HANUKKAH CUISINE
16. CHILDREN’S STORIES FOR HANUKKAH
17. CHILDREN’S POEMS FOR HANUKKAH
18. HOME SERVICE FOR HANUKKAH
19. HANUKKAH PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES
20. DANCES FOR HANUKKAH
21. MUSIC FOR HANUKKAH

Notes
Glossary of Hanukkah Terms
Bibliography
 

Editorial Reviews

Throughout my long career as a rabbi, the JPS holiday anthologies have been an essential resource. All the core background is in one place. If I need a holiday story, the anthologies contain a wide range of choices. And sections on celebrations worldwide provide new approaches to festivals.”—Rabbi Steven Bob, author of Jonah and the Meaning of Our Lives
 
 

Rabbi Steven Bob

This reissue is good news! I read this rich, varied, and classic series with pleasure and collected the volumes avidly when they first appeared.”—Rabbi Reuven Hammer, author of Akiva: Life, Legend, Legacy

Rabbi Reuven Hammer

The religious, culinary, artistic, dramatic, and musical ingredients, the traditional and the offbeat, are covered.

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