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Judaism: Torah, Talmud and Tradition

The Jewish Life Cycle

Rites of Passage from Biblical to Modern Times

by Ivan G. Marcus

A historical study of Jewish rites of passage from birth and childhood through marriage to death and mourning. Marcus shows how each ritual developed over time and how Jewish communities adapted customs from their surrounding cultures.

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