About this item
Recent years have seen an increased interest in Jewish life, its culture, and its celebrations. There are many new students of Judaism, often potential converts or members of interfaith families who are seeking to learn more about the religion and its rituals. Unfortunately, many of the existing texts that examine the Jewish holidays are written in a dry, unexciting way, making it difficult for the reader to retain much information. For those seeking to learn more about Jewish celebrations, Cantor Matt Axelrod has written Your Guide to the Jewish Holidays: From Shofar to Seder.Intended for the reader who has no prior knowledge about the Jewish holidays as well as the reader who knows the basics about the holidays but wants to understand the holidays on a deeper level, Axelrod's book takes a humorous, light-hearted look at the 11 most important Jewish holidays.
About the Author
Cantor Matt Axelrod was born and raised in the Boston area, and is a graduate of Brandeis University and The Jewish Theological Seminary. Matt has served Congregation Beth Israel in Scotch Plains, NJ, since 1990.
Cantor Axelrod has served on the United Synagogue Commission on Jewish Education. He currently serves on the Executive Council of the Cantors Assembly, and is a past president of its New Jersey Region.
Over more than two decades, Matt has taught, nagged, supported, cajoled, and counseled hundreds and hundreds of b'nei mitzvah kids and their parents.
Matt is also an avid aviation enthusiast and a licensed pilot and flight instructor. He lives in New Jersey with his wife and two sons.
Visit Cantor Axelrod's website at mattaxelrod.com.
