A time to every purpose letters to a young Jew - Sarna, Jonathan D. 1955- (Basic Books, 2008)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-187) and index
Freedom : Passover -- Food, family, and Jewish distinctiveness : Maimuna -- Remembering the Holocaust : Yom ha-Shoah -- Celebrating Israel : Yom ha-Atsma'ut -- Torah : Shavuot -- Antisemitism : Tishah be-Av -- Love, marriage, and declining numbers : Tu be-Av -- Judgment without resolution : Rosh Hashanah -- The individual and the community : Yom Kippur -- Making choices and improving the world : Sukkot -- Assimilation and anti-assimilation : Hanukkah -- Going green : Tu bi-Shevat -- Continuity and happiness : Purim
The preeminent scholar Jonathan Sarna reflects on identity, family, and faith in this accessible introduction to the American Jewish experience