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Whatever your motivation, you\'ll be educated, entertained, and inspired by Pogrebin\'s unusual journey--and by My Jewish Year ..
Maybe you\'d appreciate a fresh exploration of what you\'ve mastered.
Maybe you\'re seeking an accessible, digestible roadmap for Jewish life.
The chapters are interspersed with brief reflections from prominent rabbis and Jewish thinkers.
My Jewish Year travels through this calendar\'s signposts with candor, humor, and a trove of information, capturing the arc of Jewish observance through the eyes of a relatable, wandering--and wondering--Jew.
Her curiosity led her to embark on an entire year of intensive research, observation, and writing about the milestones on the Jewish calendar.
She wanted to understand what had kept these Holidays alive and vibrant, in some cases for thousands of years.
Although she grew up following some holiday rituals, Pogrebin realized how little she knew about their foundational purpose and current relevance.
Abigail Pogrebin wondered if perhaps that\'s because we haven\'t all looked at religion closely enough.
Jews locate their Jewishness in their ancestry and culture--not in religion.
The much-dissected Pew Research Center study of 2013, A Portrait of Jewish Americans, revealed that most U.
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