Essential Judaism : a complete guide to beliefs, customs and rituals
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A landmark reference, here is an indispensable one-volume guide to the religious traditions, everyday practices, philosophical beliefs, and historical foundations of Judaism-everything you need to know about being Jewish. In Essential Judaism, George Robinson has created the accessible compendium th... Full description
Table of Contents:
- Note to the reader
- Introduction
- Service of the heart: Prayer and ritual
- Rejoice in your festivals: Jewish year
- Birth to death: Jewish life cycle
- 613 ways: Living a Jewish life
- In the beginning: Hebrew Bible
- Rabbis said: Talmud and other rabbinical writings
- Jewish mysticism: Enanations of the eternal
- Philosphers : Continuing evolution of Jewish thought
- Beyond the Rabbis: How Judaism got where it is today
- Sources and resources: Bibliography.