The Jewish Travel Guide

The Jewish Travel Guide
Author: Betsy Sheldon
Publisher: Hunter Publishing, Inc
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2001
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 9781556508790

Annotation Profiling Jewish-oriented sightseeing, worship, community, and dining highlights in 15 North American cities, and additional sites in other states/provinces, this guide includes some unexpected finds (e.g., Mississippi Jews & Blues bicycle tours, a kosher winery near San Francisco). Includes resource contact information, the traditional Wayfarers' prayer, and a glossary. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Jewish Heritage Travel

Jewish Heritage Travel
Author: Ruth Ellen Gruber
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2007
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781426200465

This expanded and updated edition includes new coverage of Austria, Ukraine, and Lithuania in addition to Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, and all of the ancestral homes to the great majority of North American Jews.

The Great Jewish Cities of Central and Eastern Europe

The Great Jewish Cities of Central and Eastern Europe
Author: Eli Valley
Publisher: Jason Aronson
Total Pages: 568
Release: 1999
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780765760005

The Great Jewish Cities of Central and Eastern Europe: A Travel Guide and Resource Book to Prague, Warsaw, Cracow, and Budapest is the most comprehensive guidebook covering all aspects of Jewish history and contemporary life in Prague, Warsaw, Cracow, and Budapest. This remarkable book includes detailed histories of the Jews in these cities, walking tours of Jewish districts past and present, intensive descriptions of Jewish sites, fascinating accounts of local Jewish legend and lore, and practical information for Jewish travelers to the region.

The Jewish Family Fun Book

The Jewish Family Fun Book
Author: Danielle Dardashti
Publisher: Jewish Lights Publishing
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2008
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1580233333

This celebration of Jewish family life is the perfect guide for families wanting to put a new Jewish spin on holidays, holy days, and even the everyday. Full of activities, games, and history, it is sure to inspire parents, children, and extended family to connect with Judaism in fun, creative ways.

Jewish Travel Guide 2004

Jewish Travel Guide 2004
Author: Elkan Nathan Adler
Publisher: Taylor & Francis US
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2004
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780853035008

For almost fifty years the Jewish Travel Guide has been the essential reference book for all Jewish travellers worldwide - whether travelling on business, for pleasure or to seek their historical roots. Rigorously edited and up-dated every year, each country has a short commentary including demographic details, emergency numbers and dialling codes. Other information includes restaurants, mikvaot, synagogues, theatres, embassies, museums, hotels, booksellers, cultural festivals, media, community organisations, groceries, bakeries, kosher food, butchers, delicatessens, libraries and tourist sites. There's even a guide to kosher fish across the world. The Jewish Travel Guide is universally recognised as the ultimate source of information for the Jew abroad. The Jewish Review says, "It is a must for every traveller"; the Jewish Chronicle observes, "The book validates its motto: 'Don't go without it'", while The Jerusalem Post comments, "The Guide offers a well-rounded demographic portrait of world Jewry today, serving as much as a handbook and resource for professionals in the Jewish world, as a travel guide." The Jewish Travel Guide is the essential travelling companion, making your journey even easier and more pleasurable!

The Jewish Traveler

The Jewish Traveler
Author: Alan M. Tigay
Publisher: Jason Aronson, Incorporated
Total Pages: 592
Release: 1994-02-01
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1461631505

What is there of Jewish interest to see in Bombay? In Casablanca? Where are the kosher restaurants in Seattle? How did the Jewish community in Hong Kong originate? The Jewish Traveler: Hadassah Magazine's Guide to the World's Jewish Communities and Sights provides this information and much more.

Fodor's Essential Israel

Fodor's Essential Israel
Author: Fodor's Travel Guides
Publisher: Fodor's Travel
Total Pages: 548
Release: 2017-06-20
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 014754677X

For a limited time, receive a free Fodor's Guide to Safe and Healthy Travel e-book with the purchase of this guidebook! Go to fodors.com for details.Written by locals, Fodor's travel guides have been offering trusted advice for all tastes and budgets for more than 80 years. Israel packs in riches from cherished religious sites to stunning archaeological treasures to spectacular natural wonders. Holy land to Jews, Christians, and Muslims, this is where biblical places like Jerusalem and Galilee come alive. Colorful features in Fodor's Essential Israel help travelers experience all of this and more: awe-inspiring ancient cities, delicious food and wine, and a vibrant contemporary culture. This travel guide includes: · Dozens of full-color maps · Hundreds of hotel and restaurant recommendations, with Fodor's Choice designating our top picks · Multiple itineraries to explore the top attractions and what’s off the beaten path · Coverage of Jerusalem, Jaffa, Bethlehem, Tel Aviv, the Dead Sea, Eilat, the Negev, Haifa, Nazareth, Tiberias, the Sea of Galillee, the Golan Heights, Beersheva, and Petra in Jordan

Navigating the Journey

Navigating the Journey
Author: Rabbi Peter S. Knobel, PhD
Publisher: CCAR Press
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2017-12-04
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0881233021

This completely revised and updated classic resource serves as an introduction to the Jewish life cycle. The first part of the book uses a question and answer format to introduce ideas about moments in the Jewish life cycle, including birth, Jewish education, bar/bat mitzvah, the Jewish home, marriage, divorce, conversion, death, and mourning. With new essays on topics such as mitzvah, infertility, the ketubah, b'rit milah, welcoming converts, tzedakah, Jewish voices on sexuality, and more, by rabbis and scholars such as Rabbis Aaron Panken, Rachel Mikva, Amy Schienerman, A. Brian Stoller, Lisa Grushcow, Mary Zamore, and Elyse Goldstein. This is the essential resource you've been waiting for!

Jewish London

Jewish London
Author: Rachel Kolsky
Publisher: New Holland Australia(AU)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Jews
ISBN: 9781847739186

?Packed with fascinating and practical information, Jewish London features everything for the visitor to London, from walking tours of historic areas such as the old Jewish East End to listings of kosher restaurants and shops, and information on important Jewish Londoners and where they lived.