Overview

Intended to serve as a guide for meaningful expressions of the Jewish experience at home, this practical and inspiring book of devotion and prayer includes blessings and songs celebrating the entire year of Jewish festivals and Sabbaths in Hebrew, with English instructions and translations. From blessings for Hanukkah candle lightings to birth celebrations for boys and girls, marriage ceremonies, and dedications of new homes, the book offers traditional praise and holy words for a range of momentous occasions. Inspiring stories and personal commentary from Rabbi Shlomo Riskin supplement the text throughout. This comprehensive and handy companion is a fundamental resource for the Jewish home.

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Reviews

""Around the Family Table . . . is a birkhon worth keeping, and even purchasing in multiple copies for the entire family."" --Jewish Book World ""It contains every prayer, song, and ceremony one could ask for . . . . Rabbi Riskin's useful and novel insights and commentaries are sprinkled throughout the book. A very worthwhile addition to the library of every Jew."" --Jewish Media Review

Author Information

Rabbi Shlomo Riskin is the founding rabbi of the Lincoln Square Synagogue in Manhattan and the founder and chancellor of the Ohr Torah Stone colleges and graduate programs. He is the author of several books, monographs, and articles on Jewish tradition and modern life and writes a weekly column that appears in the Jerusalem Post as well as in over 30 Anglo-Jewish newspapers worldwide.

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