Entering the High Holy Days, By Reuven Hammer

A National Jewish Book Award Winner

The High Holy Days—Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur—are for many Jews the highlight of the Jewish year. The liturgy for the Days of Awe are the longest and most complex of the year, leaving a large number of attendees without a complete understanding of the occasion's significance. Entering The High Holy Days provides historical background and interpretation of the ideas, practices, and liturgy and lends them contemporary relevance to today’s Jews.