VII. Jewish Life 467–496 Guiding Principles in Jewish Life 467 Torah and Abodah; Beth-hammidrash and Synagogue 469 Charity 469 Jewish Women 470 The Days of the Week 473 Anticipation of Sabbath, Feast, and Fast 474 Friday Evening.—Sabbath and Festivals 475 New-moon and Full-moon 476 Important Moments in the Life of the Jew 476–494 Birth.—Initiation of the Male Child into the Covenant of Abraham 477 Redemption of the First-born 478 Thanksgiving of the Mother after Confinement 479 ‏ברכת הגומל‎ 479 Education 479 Bar-mitsvah 481 Choice of Vocation 482 Marriage 483 Divorce 487 Obligatory Marriage (‏יבום‎) and Obligatory Divorce (‏הליצה‎) 488 Death and Mourning 489 Regard for the Memory of the Deceased 494 Notes on Customs in Connection with the Burial Rites 496 Appendices:— I. The Thirteen Principles in Hebrew 497–498 II. The Jewish Calendar 498–501 III. Religious Education 501*–504* IV. Prayer for Barmitzvah 505*–506* V. Bibliography 507*–510* I. Index of Quotations from Bible and Post-Biblical Literature 502–512 II. General Index 513–520 III. Index of Names 521–523 IV. Index of Hebrew Terms 524–528 Errata 529–530 THE JEWISH RELIGION. INTRODUCTION.