Jewish literacy
By: Rabbi Joseph Telushkin
Edition: 2001 reissue
Publisher: W. Morrow
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 756
ISBN-13: 9780688085063
Subjects: Judaism -- History; Jews -- History; Judaism -- Customs and practices
Other titles: Jewish literacy : the most important things to know about the Jewish religion, its people, and its history
Notes: Title on dust jacket (also the title of the 1991 edition) : Jewish literacy : the most important things to know about the Jewish religion, its people, and its history

Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: Bible; title: The Second Commonwealth: The Mishna and The Talmud; title: Early Medieval Period: Under Islam and Christianity; title: Late Medieval Period; title: Modern Period-Western and Eastern Europe; title: Zionism and Israel; title: The Holocaust; title: American Jewish life; title: Soviet Jewry; title: Antisemitism; title: Jewish texts; title: Jewish ethics and basic beliefs; title: The Hebrew calendar and Jewish holidays; title: Life cycle; title: Synagogue and prayers