Celebrating the Jewish Year: the Fall Holidays

Paul Steinberg is a rabbi and the director of Jewish studies and Hebrew at the Levine Academy in Dallas, Texas. He holds master's degrees in both education and rabbinic studies and was ordained from the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies. He is the author of The Study Guide to Jewish Ethics (JPS, 2003), articles on Hebrew Bible and Jewish education, and a monthly column on the spirit of Jewish holidays and family in the Texas Jewish Post. Janet Greenstein Potter is the editor of several JPS publications, including the National Jewish Book Award finalist Wise and Not So Wise, Praise Her Works, Zayda Was a Cowboy, Sarah's Journey, and The Kids' Catalog of Animals and the Earth, a book about the environment and the Jewish tradition.

"[Steinberg's] careful, thorough and reasoned explanations will deepen understanding of each holiday's history and tradition, allowing celebrations to become, in fact, more celebratory."—Publishers Weekly "Organized with much thoughtfulness, [the author] includes a richness of materials for each holiday. . . . There's much good and inspiring writing here."—Jewish Week "Those looking for one book to help them understand the fall holiday season would do well to read Celebrating the Jewish Year."—The Reporter   "A superb addition to personal, family, school and community library Judaic Studies reference collections, Celebrating the Jewish Year is very highly recommended and informative reading that will help the reader to create a memorable holiday experience for themselves and their loved ones that will be enhanced in both meaning and spirit."—Midwest Book Review "This is the kind of book where a reviewer says 'every family should own one.' All three volumes will make excellent contributions to the celebrations of our Jewish holidays."—Sybil Kaplan, National Jewish Post and Opinion