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Title: Living Judaism: The Complete Guide to Jewish Belief, Tradition, and Practice by Wayne D. Dosick ISBN: 0-06-062179-6 Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco Pub. Date: 01 July, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.86 (7 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Clear, informative, insightful
Comment: This is a well-written introduction to Judaism, from my point of view as a non-Jew interested in becoming more religious. It presents a great deal of information in a straightforward fashion. It never annoys you with gimmicks like icons, cute headings, or a book-for-dummies writing style. Even so, it is clearly written, not at all dry.
Living Judaism has become a valued reference since I first read it completely a year ago. As I learn more about Judaism from attending services and Torah study, I pick up Living Judaism almost every month for answers to specific questions. It has never failed me. The index is good too. I'm amazed at how good this book is and how much information it has in only 386 pages.
I recommend this book above all others for an introduction to Judaism. I've read others. Some were far too big and encyclopedic (like Telushkin's Jewish Literacy). Others were so chockful of gimmicks that they were annoying to read.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Great Book for Understanding the Nuances of Judaism
Comment: As a Conservative (though mostly non-practicing) Jew, I have been reading many books on the subject of G-d...actually, what the Jewish view of G-d really is. This book explains it, and much more. It helped me understand why we don't believe that Jesus is the son of G-d, and why we don't. This book is a great resource for the Gentile reader who is intrigued and curious about the Jewish religion. But it is especially useful to the Jew who either a)doesn't understand the role Jews played in History, or b)the Jew that has specific questions about the religion that were never really answered fully by any other book. This book answers questions regarding the many Jewish holidays, why we don't believe that Jesus is the son of G-d, why do bad things happen to good people (was G-d really there for us during the Holocaust?), and definitions and meanings of hundreds of Jewish items and customs that many of us use and follow, but never really understood the deeper meaning behind them. This is my all-time favorite resource for Jewish tradition and thought!
Rating: 5
Summary: Understanding and pride without preaching
Comment: This book, with elegance and simplicity seeks to explains what it means to be Jewish; the beliefs, people, and sacred texts starting with the Torah. Despite wanderings and settlements from Spain, Eastern Europe, and Ethiopia, and Exiles and destructions of the Temple, they have remained "The Chosen People". This book helped me realize the uniqueness of this last century on the Jews, from the Holocaust to the importance of the creation of Israel. The essays that Rabbi Dosick sprinkled through the book, offer a glimpse of a way of thinking about ethics, justice, and law. He presents his personal views, for what they are, and recognizes other views.
The description of Jewish Holiday and Worship, describe the rituals and worship that historically permeate the Jewish life. Growing up Christian, I felt some loss that we had discarded these remembrances of God from our daily life. His own essay on "Law and Spirit" recognizes some of the differences in spirit between Christianity and Judaism. It also helped me appreciate some of the Jewish observances, that as an outsider seem unusual.
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Title: Jewish Holidays by Michael Strassfeld ISBN: 0062720082 Publisher: HarperResource Pub. Date: 05 July, 1993 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Living a Jewish Life : Jewish Traditions, Customs and Values for Today's Families by Anita Diamant ISBN: 0062734431 Publisher: HarperResource Pub. Date: 03 September, 1996 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Jewish Literacy: The Most Important Things to Know About the Jewish Religion, Its People and Its History by Joseph Telushkin ISBN: 0688085067 Publisher: William Morrow Pub. Date: 26 April, 1991 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: To Life! : A Celebration of Jewish Being and Thinking by Harold S. Kushner ISBN: 0446670022 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 November, 1994 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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Title: Choosing a Jewish Life: A Handbook for People Converting to Judaism and for Their Family and Friends by Anita Diamant ISBN: 0805210954 Publisher: Schocken Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 1998 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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