2009 National Jewish Book Award Winner Jewish Family Literature JPS s holiday books take us through the joys spirit and meaning of the seasons. As we move from season to season Paul Steinberg shares with us a rich collection of readings from many of the Jewish greats--Maimonides Rashi Nehama Leibowitz Irving Greenberg Shlomo Carlebach Marge Piercy Elie Wiesel Martin Buber Abraham Joshua Heschel Arthur Green and others--and he guides us in discovering for ourselves the many treasures within each text. Some of the readings teach us about the history of each holiday as well as its theological ethical agricultural and seasonal importance and interpretation; others give us inspiration and much food for thought. These stories essays poems anecdotes and rituals help us discover how deeply Jewish traditions are rooted in nature s yearly cycle and how beautifully season and spirit are woven together throughout the Jewish year.