A Year of Life of a Jew

"This book introduces you to the Jewish year - the annual holidays, the dates of mourning and fasting, with its daily religious duties.
... The life of the individual is under the influence of two forces - the closer to God and away from him. If we take as the length of time a year living in it, like a drop of water will affect this effect.
The Torah teaches us how to live each year, so as not to move away from God, without neglecting their daily chores and responsibilities. If everyone is working towards God, not away from Him, then the words of the prophet Zechariah come true - and the days of fasting and mourning will turn to us in the days of joy and fun during the holidays. Let us live each year of our lives so that this prophecy was fulfilled as soon as possible! "
This book continues a unique series of major religions of Russia and the world. It offers the reader a panorama of the life of the ordinary Jew in a calendar year, talks about the major religious customs, and how in the modern society can safely combine with the ability to live a secular spiritual and religious. The reader will learn: What are the features of the Jewish calendar, what are the holidays and memorials of the Jewish people, their customs and traditions, recipes, what are the annual religious duties, prayers and blessings, about the features of the ritual and tradition of naming names in the Russian translation of Hebrew. Besides, there are the most important dates and periods of Jewish history, family tree, the characters of the Torah, Jewish education: addresses of schools and adult education centers of Jewish culture in Russia, CIS and Baltic countries.
The book is designed for a wide range of readers - both those who practice Judaism, and to those who are interested in the history and development of various religious confessions in Russia.

Table of contents

Approach to God

The concept of time in Judaism

Four of the new year
Seasons (tkufot)
Signs of the Zodiac and the World (mazalot) The time and historical cycle

The Jewish calendar

Months and new moon
Special years: Schmitt and Yovel (Jubilee) Duration months
and holiday dates

Holidays and anniversaries

Saturday (Shabbat)
Rosh Hashanah
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement)
Sukkot
Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah
Hanukkah
Tu B'Shevat
Purim
Passover
Shavuot
Rosh Chodesh (the beginning of the month)
Lag B'Omer
Sad date
"Small" posts

Annual religious duties

Prayers
Blessings
The annual charity

Specific years of life

Day and year of birth
Three years: the first year of age haircut
Yortsayt
Remembering God