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ISRAEL, STEVE; NOAM ZION - Purim - Crazy Jews, Crazy World

Title: Purim - Crazy Jews, Crazy World
Description: Jerusalem: Tichon, Shalom Hartman Institute, 2004. . 77 pages. Clean, good binding, illustrated. Divided into four different parts, plus an Outline, Introduction, Appendix. The authors discuss the Jewish holiday of Purim and, discussing the fact that this chag is so unlike any of the other Jewish holidays - it is without the typical seriousness and restraint that tends to characterize the Jewish holidays. Sections include: Who Controls Our Fate, What Controls Our World; The Strange World of Purim Customs; Purim as a Model for Survival in a Dangerous World; Women - A Study in Gender Roles and Relationships Today through the Lens of the Book of Esther. Appears to be written for classroom instruction, with exercies. NF .

Keywords: Purim Arthur Syzk Women and Judaism Book of Esther and Gender Roles Purim Customs Noam Zion What Controls the World Gender Roles Judaism

Price: US$ 38.00 Seller: Bookshop Baltimore
- Book number: 26959

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