Essential Judaism: A Complete Guide to Beliefs, Customs and Rituals - Hardcover

Robinson, George

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0671034804 ISBN 13: 9780671034801

Verlag: Pocket Books, 2000

Inhaltsangabe

This is a guide which tells you everything you need to know about being Jewish in a user-friendly way. It explains what Jews do, what they believe and why. The guide answers such questions as - What happens at a synagogue service? What do the prayers and rituals mean? What is the Jewish calendar? and many more. Looking at birth and circumcision, bar/bat mitzvahs, weddings and mourning, this guide illuminates the Jewish life cycle at every stage.

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George Robinson is recipient of a Simon Rockower Award for excellence in Jewish journalism from the American Jewish Press Association. His writing appears frequently in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Newsday, as well as Jewish Week and the Detroit Jewish News. Mr. Robinson is a trustee and former president of Beth Am, the People's Temple, a Reform synagogue in New York City. He lives in Washington Heights with his wife, a journalist.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Pocket Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0671034804
• ISBN 13: 9780671034801
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 672
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar