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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Preface | |
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| The purpose of this book | |
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| A range of Jewish lifestyles, beliefs, and behaviors | |
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| Christians and Jews | |
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| Going to church : the Jewish roots of Christian worship | |
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| Jews, Jesus, and Christianity | |
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| The Jewish religion | |
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| From orthodox ... | |
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| To reform ... | |
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| To conservative ... | |
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| To reconstructionist | |
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| Contemporary synagogues and congregations | |
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| A personal observation | |
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| Inside the synagogue | |
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| The Torah and the law | |
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| Prayers and blessings | |
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| Symbols - the Mezuzah and the Star of David | |
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| The role of the Rabbi | |
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| The role of the Cantor | |
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| Jewish education | |
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| Confirmation | |
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| Congregation membership and paying the bills | |
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| The temple | |
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| Jewish priests | |
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| Time for confession | |
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| Who's in charge? | |
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| Holidays and festivals | |
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| Holidays and the Jewish calendar | |
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| Shabbat - the Sabbath | |
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| The high holidays - Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur | |
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| Sukkot | |
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| Simchat Torah | |
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| Hanukkah - is it really the "Jewish Christmas"? | |
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| Purim | |
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| Passover | |
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| Shavuot - the harvest festival | |
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| Other religious events | |
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| Jewish life cycle events | |
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| A Jewish wedding | |
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| Let's go to a circumcision! | |
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| Baby namings and rituals for daughters | |
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| Adoption | |
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| An invitation to a bar mitzvah and a bat mitzvah | |
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| A Jewish funeral - saying good-bye to Uncle Harry | |
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| You can only get a divorce if you're married | |
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| Home life, Jewish beliefs, and other interesting matters | |
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| Is a Kosher hot dog really Kosher? | |
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| Jewish food | |
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| Degrees of orthodoxy | |
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| Conversion to Judaism | |
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| Intermarriage | |
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| Religious apparel and dress | |
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| Hasidim and Hasidism | |
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| Creation, heaven, hell, and life after death | |
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| Where, when, and how many | |
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| Ashkenazic and Sephardic Jews | |
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| Women and Judaism | |
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| Judaism in the world | |
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| Israel | |
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| Jewish art and music | |
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| Mysticism and the repair of the world | |
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| Money : stereotypes, charity, and the scriptures | |
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| Perform a mitzvah | |
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| Controversial social issues | |
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| Old wars and new wars | |
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| The chosen people | |
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| Anti-semitism | |
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| The Holocaust | |
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| A call for understanding and community | |
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| Glossary and pronunciation guide | |
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| Recommended reading | |
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| Index | |