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Every Person's Guide to Judaism »

Authors: Stephen J. Einstein, Lydia Kukoff
ISBN-13: 9780807404348, ISBN-10: 0807404349
Format: Paperback
Publisher: URJ Press
Date Published: May 1989
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Stephen J. Einstein

Book Synopsis

Straightforward introduction to Judaism and its customs, ceremonies, and theology for daily living. Chapters include the Sabbath, festivals, lifecycle events, aspects of faith, the Jewish home, and more.

	The Cycle of the Year
	The Jewish Calendar	3
	The Sabbath	5
1	Building a Palace in Time: Shabbat	5
	High Holy Days	20
2	Renewal: Rosh Hashanah	20
3	Seeking the Path of Life: Yom Kippur	28
	Major Festivals	36
4	Permanence and Fragility: Sukot	36
5	Torah as Our Source of Joy: Simchat Torah	41
6	Redemption and Freedom: Pesach	48
7	Torah as Our Source of Strength: Shavuot	55
	Minor Festivals	59
8	Survival of Judaism: Chanukah	59
9	Survival of the Jewish People: Purim	65
	New Festivals	71
10	A World Destroyed: Yom Hashoah	71
11	Zionism and the State of Israel: Yom Ha'atsmaut	78
	The Cycle of Life
	Entering the Covenant	87
12	Forging a Link in the Chain: Birth	87
13	Choosing Judaism: Conversion	93
	Creating a Home	99
14	Bonds of Holiness: Marriage	99
15	Establishing a Jewish Home	106
16	A Lifetime of Learning	111
	Transition	116
17	The Eternal Mystery: Death	116
	Aspects of Faith
18	God	127
19	Prayer and Liturgy	133
20	Midrash	141
	Contemporary Jewish Life
21	Modern Movements in Judaism	151
22	Jewish Community	157
	Afterword	163
	Glossary	165
	Bibliography	181