Restoring The High Holidays: Art of an Amazing Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot & Simchat Torah

Are the High Holidays fresh, uplifting, and transformative for you, or do they feel more like a necessary ritual? Do you thirst for more? Don't outsource your Judaism to anyone. Don't expect the shul, the rabbi, or anyone else to make it meaningful- you make it meaningful. Whether or not you even go to shul, don't make excuses not have a meaningful holiday- make it meaningful. Table of Contents Introduction: Why You (and I) Need This Book....................................... 1 1. Not the Jewish New Year!.............. 7 2. Preparing for Rosh Hashanah...... 19 3. Doing Rosh Hashanah.................. 33 4. Preparing for Yom Kippur.............. 47 5. Happy Yom Kippur!....................... 59 6. Preparing for Sukkot .................... 69 7. A Sukkot of Presence.................... 77 8. Don't Skip Dessert!....................... 89 Afterword: The Shofar's Echo........... 99