a complete guide to beliefs, customs, and rituals Robinson, George 1953- creator text bibliography nyu New York Pocket Books c2000 2000 monographic eng

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xxi, 644 p. ; 24 cm. Summary: This book is a comprehensive, hands-on volume that provides an up-to-date overview of the practices and beliefs of the Jews, as well as a guide to religious traditions, everyday practices, philosophical beliefs, and historical foundations of judaism. Contents: Service of the heart : prayer and ritual -- Rejoice in your festivals : the Jewish year -- Birth to death : a Jewish life cycle -- 613 ways : living a Jewish life -- In the beginning : the Hebrew Bible -- The rabbis said : the Talmud and other rabbinical writings -- Jewish mysticism : emanations of the eternal -- The philosophers : the continuing evolution of Jewish thought -- Beyond the rabbis : how Judaism got where it is today -- Appendix 1. Some key documents of contemporary Jewish belief -- Appendix 2. A time line of major events -- Appendix 3. Where the Jews are today -- Appendix 4. Jewish holidays, 1999-2006 -- Appendix 5. How do I know it's kosher? An orthodox union kosher primer. George Robinson. Includes bibliographical references (p. [599]-617). Judaism BM 561 .R58 2000 296 0671034812 99055288 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/simon054/99055288.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/simon031/99055288.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0705/99055288-s.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0707/99055288-t.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/simon054/99055288.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/simon031/99055288.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0705/99055288-s.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0707/99055288-t.html DLC 991025 20151117105037.0 11819086