Judaism category: 3160 books
Creating Judaism
History, Tradition, Practice
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2006
How can we define "Judaism," and what are the common threads uniting ancient rabbis, Maimonides, the authors of the Zohar, and modern secular Jews in Israel? Michael L. Satlow offers a fresh perspective on Judaism that recognizes both its similarities and its immense diversity. Presenting...
Voltaire's Jews and Modern Jewish Identity
Rethinking the Enlightenment
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2012
Harvey Mitchell’s book argues that a reassessment of Voltaire’s treatment of traditional Judaism will sharpen discussion of the origins of, and responses to, the Enlightenment. His study shows how Voltaire’s nearly total antipathy to Judaism is best understood by stressing his self-regard...
Essential Judaism
A Complete Guide to Beliefs, Customs & Rituals
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2008
What happens at a synagogue service? What are the rules for keeping kosher? How do I light the Hanukah candles? What is in the Hebrew Bible? What do the Jewish holidays signify? What should I be teaching my children about being Jewish?
A landmark reference, here is an indispensable one-volume...
Living Judaism
The Complete Guide to Jewish Belief, Tradition, and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
In Living Judaism, Rabbi Wayne Dosick, Ph.D., author the acclaimed Golden Rules, Dancing with God, and When Life Hurts, offers an engaging and definitive overview of Jewish philosophy and theology, rituals and customs. Combining quality scholarship and sacred spiritual instruction, Living Judaism...
Conversion to Judaism
A Guidebook
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 1994
Conversion to Judaism provides information, advice, and support for individuals contemplating conversion to Judaism, as well as those who have converted and the families affected by this decision. With sensitivity and compassion, Lawrence J. Epstein offers an informative volume that warmly welcomes the newcomer to Judaism.
by C. M. Hoffman
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2011
The books in this bite-sized new series contain no complicated techniques or tricky materials, making them ideal for the busy, the time-pressured or the merely curious. Judaism Made Simple is a short and to-the-point guide to Judaism. In just 96 pages, the reader will learn all about the history,...
A Time to Every Purpose
Letters to a Young Jew
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2009
At the turn of the twenty-first century, the central question confronting Jewish leaders in America is simple:
Why be Jewish?
Jonathan D. Sarna, acclaimed scholar of American Judaism, believes that Why be Jewish?” is the wrong question. Judaism, he believes, is not so much a why”...
by Marc Lee Raphael
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2005
Jews have been a religious and cultural presence in America since the colonial era, and the community of Jews in the United States today—some six million people—continues to make a significant contribution to the American religious landscape. Emphasizing developments in American Judaism in the...
The Wisdom of Judaism
An Introduction to the Values of the Talmud
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2011
Discover the Talmud and its universal values for all people. While the Hebrew Bible is the cornerstone of Judaism, it is the Talmud that provides many central values for living. The Talmud sets out specific guidelines and lyrical admonitions regarding many of life's ordinary events, and offers profound...
Reclaiming Judaism as a Spiritual Practice
Holy Days and Shabbat
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2012
Wake up your Jewish spiritual life and restore your soul.
“Has your heart ever been broken—by loss, divorce, disappointment, awe, fear, hope? Have you multitasked, worked past the level of your endurance, accumulated possessions, jumped the hurdles, and gotten the grades only to wonder,...
850 Intriguing Questions about Judaism
True, False, or In Between
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2015
Both Jews and non-Jews alike have many misconceptions of Jewish teachings and practices. Some seemingly unusual statements about Jewish teachings and practices are actually true, whereas some apparently reasonable and popularly believed statements are false. Many statements regarding Jewish teachings...
101 Things Everyone Should Know About Judaism
Beliefs, Practices, Customs, And Traditions
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2005
What's the difference between Reform and Orthodox Judaism? What does it mean to keep kosher? And what are mizvot? Compact and comprehensive, 101 Things Everyone Should Know about Judaism touches on all these basics and more. You'll learn all you need to know about this ancient religion and culture...
The Rise of Reform Judaism
A Sourcebook of Its European Origins
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
This fiftieth anniversary edition of W. Gunther Plaut’s classic volume on the beginnings of the Jewish Reform Movement is updated with a new introduction by Howard A. Berman. The Rise of Reform Judaism covers the first one hundred years of the movement, from the time of the eighteenth-century Jewish...
by Jonathan D. Sarna
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
This magisterial work chronicles the 350-year history of the Jewish religion in America. Tracing American Judaism from its origins in the colonial era through the present day, Jonathan Sarna explores the ways in which Judaism adapted in this new context. How did American culture-predominantly Protestant...