The first one-volume comprehensive, practical reference to everything a Jew needs to know about being a Jew, from daily rituals to the synagogue service to prayer to holidays to bar/bat mitzvahs, weddings, and circumcision, to dietary laws, the Bible, Midrash, Talmud and Kabbalah to Jewish history and theology and much, much more!
'Essential Judaism' distills 4,000 years of Judaism, offering a superb reference that's also lively, intelligent and completely accessible, full of numerous sidebars ranging from historical timelines to fascinating lists for handy reference. Written by an award-winning Jewish journalist, 'Essential Judaism' is the standard, one-volume reference work of this kind.
