The Yom Kippur Anthology (The JPS Holiday Anthologies)

Back by popular demand the classic JPS holiday anthologies remain essential and relevant 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. . Drawing on Jewish creativity from hundreds of sources―the Bible postbiblical literature Talmud midrashim prayers with commentaries Hasidic tales short stories poems liturgical music―and describing Yom Kippur observances in various lands and eras The Yom Kippur Anthology vividly evokes the vitality of this holiday throughout history and its significance for the modern Jew. Literary works by prominent authors S. Y. Agnon Martin Buber Meyer Levin I. L. Peretz Franz Rosenzweig Sholom Aleichem Elie Wiesel and Herman Wouk also illuminate the spiritual grandeur of the holiday.