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| Preface | |
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| Introduction: The Jews and the Fabric of Judaism | |
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| The Torah | |
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| God | |
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| The Land | |
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| Mitzvah | |
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| The Messiah | |
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| The Covenant: Interaction of Elements | |
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| The Loom of History | |
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| The Biblical, Hellenistic, and Talmudic Periods | |
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| Biblical History | |
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| Restoration and the Beginning of Post-Biblical History | |
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| The Impact of Christianity | |
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| Jesus and the Jews | |
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| Paul and the Parting of Ways | |
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| The Split Widens | |
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| The World of "Jewish Middle Ages" | |
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| From the Age of Rome to the Age of Reason | |
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| The World of "Jewish Middle Ages" | |
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| The Sefardim | |
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| The Ashkenazim | |
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| Renaissance and Reformation | |
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| Eastern European Jewry | |
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| The Jews in the Middle Ages | |
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| The Blending of Cultures | |
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| Jewish Mysticism, Hasidism, and Modern Jewry | |
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| Mysticism | |
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| Emancipation and the Modern Age in Western Europe | |
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| What Is Emancipation? | |
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| Jewish Religion Adapts to a New Age | |
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| The Impact of Anti-Semitism | |
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| The American Destiny | |
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| Judaism in a New Land | |
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| The Emergence of a Pluralistic Judaism | |
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| American Jewry Today | |
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| Jewish Organizations | |
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| Contemporary Challenges and Societal Issues | |
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| Zionism and the State of Israel | |
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| The Significance of Zion in Jewish Consciousness | |
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| Background and Beginnings | |
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| Zionism | |
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| From Blueprint to Reality | |
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| Societal Issues in Israel | |
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| Israel and the World | |
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| The Holocaust | |
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| A Long Silence Ends | |
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| The Road Toward the Holocaust | |
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| Lessons of the Holocaust | |
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| Jews outside Israel and North America | |
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| The Postwar Fate of the Jews | |
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| The Former USSR and Communist Countries | |
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| South America | |
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| Other Parts of the World | |
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| The Restored Christian-Jewish Dialogue | |
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| Judaism and the Monotheistic Religions | |
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| The New Dialogue | |
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| Protestantism | |
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| Dialogue with Islam | |
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| Contacts with Eastern Religions | |
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| Quotations from the French Bishops' Statement | |
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| Wellsprings of the Jewish Spirit | |
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| Tanakh | |
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| Torah | |
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| Nevee-im | |
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| Ketuvim | |
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| The Apocrypha | |
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| Jewish Apocalyptic Literature and Its Impact | |
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| Tradition and Biblical Criticism | |
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| Of Oral Torah | |
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| Background | |
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| Masters of the Talmud | |
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| Organization of the Talmud | |
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| Commentaries and Codes | |
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| Definitions and Symbols: God, Humanity, and Eternity | |
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| God: Concepts and Theological Issues | |
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| Humanity | |
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| Supernatural Beings | |
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| The Messiah, Resurrection, and Eternal Life | |
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| Some Symbols | |
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| Theological Issues | |
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| Early Theologians and Philosophers | |
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| The Ages of Reason and Enlightenment | |
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| Twentieth-Century Theology and Philosophy | |
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| Eugene B. Borowitz: Evolution in History--The Problem of the Contemporary Jew | |
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| Attempts at Holocaust Theology | |
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| Life As Mitzvah | |
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| Prayer and the House of the Lord | |
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| Life As Mitzvah | |
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| The Berakhah (Benediction) | |
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| Prayer and Its Structure | |
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| The House of the Lord | |
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| The Mitzvah of Physical Consecration: Dietary Laws | |
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| Prohibited Foods | |
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| Restrictions on Permitted Foods | |
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| Sabbath, Day of Re-creation | |
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| Prohibition of Work | |
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| Observance of the Sabbath | |
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| Personal Reflections | |
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| The Jewish Calendar and Holy Days | |
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| The Jewish Calendar | |
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| Rosh Hashanah | |
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| Yom Kippur, Day of Atonement | |
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| Sukkot: Covenant of Nature and Society | |
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| Rosh Hodesh: The Beginning of a Month | |
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| Hanukkah | |
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| Other Days of Observance | |
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| Pessah (Passover) | |
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| The Birth and Covenant of Freedom | |
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| The Period of Counting | |
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| Modern Days of Popular Observance | |
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| Shavuot, Covenant of Torah | |
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| The Three Pilgrimage Festivals--General Rules for Holy Day Observance | |
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| Summer Days of Mourning | |
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| Variations | |
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| The Years of Life | |
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| The Jewish Home and Jewish Names | |
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| Joining the Household of Israel | |
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| Bar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah | |
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| Marriage | |
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| Sickness and Death | |
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| Variations in Mourning Practices | |
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| The Position of Women | |
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| Contemporary Jewish Women Face Tradition | |
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| Women in the Bible | |
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| Women and the Laws of Torah | |
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| Women Fashion a Spiritual Life | |
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| Women on the Move | |
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| Demands, Achievements, and Challenges | |
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| Retrospect and Prospect | |
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| American Jews As "Goy" | |
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| Jews As "Am"--The Need to Restore the Covenant | |
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| On the Jewish Condition | |
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| Outside Pressures | |
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| The Challenge of the Future | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Index | |