Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface and Acknowledgments ix
4. Author’s Note xiii
5. Prologue 1
6. 1 Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur 3
7. 2 The Secular New Year 13
8. 3 The New Year for Trees 19
9. 4 The New Year for Animals 39
10. 5 Sukkot 54
11. 6 Chanukah 78
12. 7 Purim 94
13. 8 Passover 109
14. 9 Lag B’Omer 118
15. 10 Shavuot 122
16. 11 Tisha B’Av 152
17. 12 Elul 167
18. 13 Purim Katan 179
19. About the Author 187