Review: An excellent guide to Jewish lifecycle events
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 13, 2013
The Non-Jew's Guide to Jewish Ceremonies is a go to text for anyone invited to a Jewish lifecycle event. Whether you're non-Jewish or simply an uninvolved Jew thrust into a Jewish event, this book provides useful knowledge on how to respectfully attend and participate a bris, b'nei mitzvahs, weddings, and funerals--the four key lifecycle events in Jewish life. The author puts things in common terms and easy definitions that anyone can understand. With this book in hand you will know what to wear, what to do, and what to avoid the next time you share in the joy or sadness of a Jewish friend's life. While I am Jewish and familiar with a majority of the customs mentioned in this book, even I was able to learn a few things from this well-written text. I am, however, a Jew-by-choice, so now I know what book to refer my non-Jewish friends and family to when they have questions!