This book offers a unique introduction, from the inside, to the world's faiths, striking a readable and sparkling balance between the personal and the informative, the spiritual and the sociological.
Written by a leading Jewish rabbi, this is an informative, lively guide to Jewish history, Jewish readings of the Bible, Rabbinic Judaism, the changing roles of Jewish women, and Jewish law, liturgy, ritual, life cycle moments, festivals, dreams and visions. Guided by the notion "Judaism should be your home, not your prison", Magonet writes in the spirit of one who tries to live both within and without its walls, to make it a place where guests are welcome and to enjoy excursions elsewhere from time to time.
This is an accessible, witty and memorable exploration of Jewish faith, life and history and the issues Judaism faces today.
