Fascinating Facts: From Womb to Tomb

http://www.myjli.com JLI's new series Fascinating Facts continues this week by exploring life cycle events and their corresponding Jewish rituals. This video, based on a concept developed in the book "Zoom" by Istvan Banyai, presents life as a series of changing perspectives. - Lesson Two: Sunrise, Sunset: Exploring the Jewish Life Cycle Why celebrate a bar or bat mitzvah? What's with breaking glass under the wedding canopy? Peppered with astounding insights along the way, we'll journey from birth through burial, infusing meaning and relevance into the customs and traditions of the Jewish life cycle Fascinating Facts: Exploring the Myths and Mysteries of Judaism Does Judaism believe in guardian angels? Why do Jews use matchmakers? Who wrote the handwriting on the wall? A fun course in Jewish cultural literacy, full of surprising facts, myths, and mysteries surrounding Jewish tradition and practice. For more about Fascinating Facts, visit: http://www.myjli.com