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Author
Series
Oxford very short introductions volume 11
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
Description
An ideal introduction to Judaism as a religion and way of life. In addition to surveying the nature and development of Judaism, this Very Short Introduction outlines the basics of practical Judaism -- its festivals, prayers, customs, and various sects. Modern concerns and debates of the Jewish people are also addressed, such as the impact of the Holocaust, the establishment of the State of Israel, the status of women, and medical and commercial ethics...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"An urgent and deeply necessary work, Dear Zealots offers three ... essays that speak directly to our present age, on the rise of zealotry in Israel and around the world. From the incomparable Amos Oz comes a series of three essays: on the universal nature of fanaticism and its possible cures, on the Jewish roots of humanism and the need for a secular pride in Israel, and on the geopolitical standing of Israel in the wider Middle East and internationally....
4) Judaism
Author
Series
Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Text and photographs examine the history, faith, and culture of Judaism.
Author
Publisher
Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Understanding Judaism covers the history of Judaism and explores how the religion has evolved and expanded. Readers learn about the branches of Judaism, Jewish beliefs, and the influence Jews have had on the world. This title also discusses anti-Semitism Jews have faced, both today and during history. Features include a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Author
Series
Great courses volume no. 6457
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
(THIS IS A SET. Book and DVDs must be checkout together)
Author
Publisher
The Collective Book Studio
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Kramer invites everyone, regardless of religious background, to honor the tradition of Shabbat every Friday evening. Her modern recipes encourage readers to connect or reconnect with Jewish culture. She highlights the wide range of ingredients and flavors that have influenced Jewish cooking for centuries, and includes essays that examine the significance of the Shabbat meal. -- adapted from back cover
12) Hanukkah
Author
Series
Publisher
Pebble, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Hanukkah is about celebrating! Often called the Festival of Lights, the eight-day celebration honors a miracle that happened long ago. During Hanukkah, people light the menorah. They sing songs. They gather with family and friends to eat special food andgive gifts. Readers will discover how a shared holiday can have multiple traditions and be celebrated in all sorts of ways.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"[This] is the important story of how Judaism enhanced America and how America inspired Judaism. Steven R. Weisman tells the dramatic history of how Judaism redefined itself in America in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries--the personalities that fought each other and shaped its evolution and, crucially, the force of the American dynamic that transformed an ancient religion. The struggles that produced a redefinition of Judaism illuminate the...
15) Is it Purim yet?
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
From animals returning from hibernation to baking hamantaschen and dressing in costumes, this story shows the seasonal and traditional ways to know Purim is on its way.
Author
Language
English
Description
View our feature on Geraldine Books’s People of the Book.
From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of March, the journey of a rare illuminated manuscript through centuries of exile and warIn 1996, Hanna Heath, an Australian rare-book expert, is offered the job of a lifetime: analysis and conservation of the famed Sarajevo Haggadah, which has been rescued from Serb shelling during the Bosnian war. Priceless...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"In this rich and compassionate novel, An Observant Wife, Naomi Ragen continues the love story between newly observant California-girl Leah and ultra-Orthodox widower Yaakov from An Unorthodox Match. From the joy of their wedding day surrounded by supportive friends and family, Yaakov and Leah are soon plunged into the complex reality of their new lives together as Yaakov leaves his beloved yeshiva to work in the city, and Leah confronts the often...
Author
Publisher
Regnery Faith
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Dennis Prager, author of The Rational Bible--which, upon its first publication, was the number one bestselling non-fiction book in America--turns his attention to the Haggadah, the book used for the most widely celebrated Jewish ritual, the Passover Seder. As with Prager's multi-volume commentary on the Torah, the explanations included with this Haggadah are equally valuable for religious and non-religious Jews, as well as for non-Jews. It provides...
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