What Is To Be a Jew?

Introduction to the Jewish tradition

The Jewish religion combines belief and action. Action which covers all aspects of human life - from a birth and to death, in days of pleasure and in days burning, covers his private life and his life as a particle of Jewish people and any action is accompanied by special ritual or blessing.

This book tells about the major events in a life of the Jew and about those blessings which we thus say.

The reader finds out from this book about the basic concepts on which the Jewish way of life is constructed.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Prayers and Blessings
Mode Ani
Birkat Gator.
"Gd! Soul, which thou hast given me is pure ..."
"Giver of sight to the blind ... clothe the naked ... The release of prisoners." Straightens bowed down "
"Listen, my son"
tzitzit
tefillin
"Shema Yisrael!"
"Makes the wind blow ..."
Torah Reading
"Kadish"
"I believe ..."
Shegeheyanu!
"... Commanded us to affix a mezuzah"
Blessing of the rainbow
"Full recovery!"
Birkat gagomel
Road prayer.
Birkot ganegenin
Amen
Shabbat
blessing the Children
"... Light Shabbat candle"
Shalom Aleichem
"Kiddush"
Washing hands before eating
"Growing bread from the earth"
Saturday's meal.
Song of steps
Birkat gamazon
"Gavdala"
Holidays
Rosh Chodesh
Rosh Hashanah.
shofar
Yom Kippur
Sukkot
"Four Species"
Simchat Torah.
Hanukkah.
Tu-Bishvat
Purim
Pesach.
independence Day
Lag Baomer
Day of the liberation of Jerusalem.
Shavuot
memorable Days
Family celebrations.
Bris.
Bat Mitzvah.
Bar Mitzvah.
"Behold, you have to devote to me ..."
new dwelling

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