Essential Judaism
Subtitle: a complete guide to beliefs, customs, and rituals
By: George Robinson
Edition: Updated edition ; Atria Paperback edition.
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 680
ISBN-13: 9781501117756
Subjects: Judaism
Description: This book is a comprehensive, hands-on volume that provides an up-to-date overview of the practices and beliefs of the Jews, as well as a guide to religious traditions, everyday practices, philosophical beliefs, and historical foundations of judaism.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 625-645) and index.
Table of contents: title: Service of the heart : prayer and ritual; title: Rejoice in your festivals : the Jewish year; title: Birth to death : a Jewish life cycle; title: 613 ways : living a Jewish life; title: In the beginning : the Hebrew Bible; title: The rabbis said : the Talmud and other rabbinical writings; title: Jewish mysticism : emanations of the eternal; title: The philosophers : the continuing evolution of Jewish thought; title: Beyond the rabbis : how Judaism got where it is today; title: Fifteen years on; title: Appendix 1. Some key documents of contemporary Jewish belief; title: Appendix 2. A time line of major events; title: Appendix 3. Where the Jews are today; title: Appendix 4. Jewish holidays, 2015-2020; title: Appendix 5. How do I know it's kosher? An orthodox union kosher primer.