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Throughout the ages, Jews have connected legends to particular days of the Hebrew calendar. Abraham’s birth, the death of Rachel, and the creation of light are all tales that are linked to a specific day and season. The Jewish Book of Days invites readers to experience the connection between sacred story and nature’s rhythms, through readings designed for each and every day of the year. These...

In cultures around the world, the four seasons are often associated with four directions and four elements, the four elements being the fundamental mythic components of existence. This is also true in the Jewish tradition. In Sefer Yetzirah 3:4, it is written: Three mothers in the year are fire, water, and breath. Fire is for the hot season, water for the cold season, and air, for the season of abundance, balances between them. That is, fire is associated
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