| Foreword | p. vii |
| Acknowledgments | p. ix |
| Introduction | p. xi |
| The Mezuzah | p. 1 |
| Shabbat | p. 3 |
| Shabbat Candles | p. 3 |
| The Friday Night Shabbat Kiddush | p. 5 |
| The Shabbat Challah | p. 7 |
| Blessing One's Children on Shabbat | p. 8 |
| Shabbat Havdalah | p. 10 |
| Rosh HaShanah | p. 14 |
| An Unusual New Year | p. 14 |
| Customs and Symbols | p. 16 |
| Yom Kippur | p. 20 |
| Sukkot | p. 27 |
| Some Historical Background | |
| The Sukkah | p. 28 |
| The Lulav and the Etrog | p. 30 |
| Hoshana Rabbah, Sh'mini Atzeret, Simchat Torah | p. 32 |
| Chanukah | p. 38 |
| Some Historical Background | p. 38 |
| Ceremonies, Symbols, Customs | p. 41 |
| Tu BiSh'vat | p. 45 |
| Purim | p. 49 |
| The Story and the Message | p. 49 |
| The Celebration | p. 53 |
| Pesach | p. 57 |
| Some Background | p. 57 |
| Chameitz | p. 60 |
| Matzah | p. 62 |
| The Seder Table | p. 64 |
| The Seder | p. 67 |
| The Haggadah | p. 69 |
| Some Little-Known Facts | p. 71 |
| Lag BaOmer | p. 75 |
| Shavuot | p. 80 |
| Tishah B'Av | p. 85 |
| B'rit Milah, B'rit HaChayim | p. 90 |
| B'rit Milah: Some Historical Background | p. 90 |
| B'rit Milah: Preparations and Participants | p. 94 |
| B'rit Milah and B'rit HaChayim: The Ceremony | p. 96 |
| Names | p. 101 |
| Some Background | p. 101 |
| Some Jewish Teachings, Superstitions, and Favorites | p. 104 |
| Rites of Passage | p. 108 |
| Pidyon HaBen: Redemption of the Firstborn Son | p. 108 |
| Bar/Bat Mitzvah: Some Historical Background | p. 111 |
| Celebrating Bar/Bat Mitzvah | p. 113 |
| Confirmation | p. 117 |
| The Jewish Wedding | p. 121 |
| Some Biblical History | p. 121 |
| Some Talmudic Background | p. 124 |
| The Institution of the Shadchan | p. 127 |
| Preparations for the Wedding in Times Gone By | p. 130 |
| The Chuppah and the Ring | p. 134 |
| The Ketubah | p. 136 |
| The Modern Ceremony | p. 139 |
| The Modern Ceremony, Part Two | p. 142 |
| The Modern Ceremony, Part Three | p. 145 |
| The Jewish Divorce | p. 149 |
| Some Biblical History | p. 149 |
| Divorce in the Talmud | p. 151 |
| The Rights and Responsibilities of Husband and Wife | p. 153 |
| The Get | p. 156 |
| Death and Mourning | p. 159 |
| The Moment of Death | p. 159 |
| Preparing the Body for Burial | p. 162 |
| What Happens after We Die? | p. 167 |
| Jewish Positions on Autopsy, Embalming, and Cremation | p. 169 |
| Preparing for the Funeral Service | p. 171 |
| Preparing for the Funeral Service, Part Two | p. 174 |
| The Funeral Service | p. 177 |
| At the Cemetery | p. 180 |
| The Kohein and Some General Background | p. 184 |
| Shivah: Some General Background | p. 185 |
| Shivah: The Home and the Meal of Consolation | p. 188 |
| Shivah: The Condolence Call | p. 191 |
| Shivah: Customs and Restrictions | p. 193 |
| The Kaddish | p. 196 |
| Sh'loshim and the Year of Mourning | p. 199 |
| The Tombstone | p. 201 |
| The Unveiling | p. 204 |
| Yahrzeit and Yizkor | p. 206 |
| Further URJ Press Resources | p. 209 |
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