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Contents Preface and Acknowledgments ix Author’s Note xiii Prologue 1 1 Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur: Bird in Hand 3 2 The Secular New Year: Happy New Year 13 3 The New Year for Trees: The Lance and the Twig 19 4 The New Year for Animals: Because No One Is Allergic to Butterflies 39 5 Sukkot: Wild Turkey 54 6 Chanukah: Miller Light 78 7 Purim: Surprise Endings 94 8 Passover: I’ll Be Home for Pesach 109 9 Lag B’Omer: The Work of the Chariot 118 10 Shavuot: Take Two Tablets 122 11 Tisha B’Av: Broken Sound 152 12 Elul: Hit-or-Mitzvah 167 13 Purim Katan: Customs and Gratuities Included 179 vii ...

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