Miriam Chaikin

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1) Make noise, make merry: the story and meaning of purim

Author

Chaikin, Miriam

Publisher

Clarion Books

Pub. Date

c1983

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Retells the biblical story of the rescue of the Persian Jews from Haman's plot to destroy them. Explains the Purim symbols and tells how the feast is celebrated.

2) Sound the shofar: the story and meaning of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur

Author

Chaikin, Miriam

Publisher

Clarion Books, Ticknor & Fields, a Houghton Mifflin Company

Pub. Date

[1986]

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Discusses the origin and development of Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur, their major symbols, and ways of observing them in the world today and in different times in history.