What Do Jews Believe? The Customs and Culture of Modern Judaism

Name: What Do Jews Believe? The Customs and Culture of Modern Judaism
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ISBN: 9780802716392

ISBN-10: 0802716393

ISBN-13: 9780802716392

Edition: N/A

Authors: Edward Kessler

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A valuable resource for anyone seeking a basic understanding of what being Jewish is all about. Judaism is full of different opinions. In fact, no single definition of Judaism is acceptable to all Jews. And Judaism is not simply a series of beliefs; it is a practice and a way of life. Judaism, therefore, consists of a religion, and a culture, and a people. "What Do Jews Believe?" explores the variety of ways in which Jews live their lives: religious and secular, Ashkenazi and Sephardi, Jews in Israel and Jews who live in the diaspora. Kessler asks what Judaism means and what it means to be a Jew, and explores the roots of a religion that goes back some four thousand years and was a major…

Book details

List price: $9.95
Publisher: Walker & Company
Publication date: 8/21/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 128
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.242
Language: English



Acknowledgements



What does it mean to be a Jew today?



Who are Jews today?



How did we get here?



What do Jews believe?



Varieties of belief



What do Jews do?


Glossary


Jewish Calendar of Festivals


Chronology


Bibliography


Further reading


Web resources


Index