Living Judaism: The Complete Guide to Jewish Belief, Tradition, and Practice (Google eBook)

Wayne D. Dosick

HarperCollins, Oct 13, 2009 - Religion - 400 pages

Why is the Torah central to the Jewish faith? How did the Talmud originate? What do Jewish holidays celebrate? What goes on a synagogue worship service? How to kosher dietary laws work? Why is the land of Israel so important for Jews? These are just a few of the questions Rabbi Wayne Dosick answers in this masterly overview of Jewish faith and tradition, now available in a handsome paperback edition. Writing in short, accessible chapers that cover Jewish beliefs, people, literature, holidays, worship, and living, he captures the essence of Judaism, honoring and explicating the diversity of Jewish thought and observance, from Reform and Conservation to Orthodox. With a timeline of Jewish history and thought-provoking essys on the Jewish idea of God, good and evil, the messiah, believing in the Bible, prayer, right and wrong, the Holocaust, and Israel, Living Judaism is the definitive introduction to one of the world's great religions.

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This is a balanced, fairly objective, highly accessible introduction to Judaism. Dosick has a gift for explanation to the uninitiated. It covers a lot of ground in 376 pages. The book is used by some ...

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This will stay on the list for a while. Must find own copy and quit renewing and re-borrowing from the library.

Contents

• GOD TORAH AND ISRAEL: 3
• CHAPTER: 5
• THE JEWISH LAND: 6
• A Brief Overview of the Jewish Idea of: 11
• THE JEWISH PEOPLE: 55
• 3: 57
• 4: 59
• JEWISH LITERATURE: 73
• The Written Law: 81
• An Essay on Believing the Bible: 85
• The Apocrypha: 92
• The Oral Law and Rabbinic Judaism: 93
• The First Compilation of the Oral Law: 96
• Rabbinic Interpretation and Discussion of the Mishnah: 97
• The Mishnah and Gemara combined: 98
• Commentaries: 100
• The Code of Law of Maimonides: 101
• The Code of Law of Joseph Karo: 102
• Rabbinic Responsa and Jewish Law: 103
• An Essay on Law and Spirit: 106
• The Books of Legend and Lore: 114
• The Book of Splendor and KabbalahJewish Mysticism: 115
• The Prayerbook: 116
• The Festival Prayerbook: 117
• The Passover Storybook: 118
• JEWISH DAYS AND HOLIDAYS 1 Dating Jewish Time: 119
• The Jewish Calendar: 120
• The Hebrew Months: 122
• Jewish Holidays: 123
• The Yearly Holiday Cycle: 130
• An Essay on Right and Wrong: 139
• Tabernacles and Simchat Torah: 147
• The Festival of DedicationLights: 151
• Jewish Arbor Day: 155
• Special Sabbaths: 156
• The Festival of Lots: 158
• Passover: 162
• Counting of the Omer: 174
• Pentecost: 176
• Holocaust Remembrance Day: 181
• An Essay on the Holocaust: 183
• Israeli Independence Day: 195
• Commemoration of the Destruction of the Holy Temples: 196
• 5: 201
• The Worship Services: 207
• Prayershawl: 226
• 7: 247
• 9: 259
• 12: 269
• 7: 285
• 8: 295
• 9: 296
• Writings: 313
• 17: 323
• The Western Wall: 325
• Zionism Mdinat Yisrael The State of Israel The Geography of Israel: 328
• Jerusalem Kibbutz Collective farm Tzahal The Israeli Army: 332
• The Israeli Flag: 334
• The Israeli National Anthem: 335
• The Israeli Parliament: 336
• 19: 342
• 312: 363
• 20: 368
• 31: 377
• 323: 378
• 288: 379
• CHAPTER 9 HIGHLIGHTS OF JEWISH HISTORY THE LAST BUT REALLY THE FIRST JEWISH WORD INDEX 357 375: 380
• 65: 383

Popular passages

Page xiv - And Miriam, the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand ; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously : the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.‎

Page xi - The secret things belong to the LORD our God; but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law.‎

About the author

Rabbi Wayne D. Dosick, Ph.D., is the spiritual guide of the Elijah Minyan and adjunct professor of Jewish studies at the University of San Diego. He is the author of the acclaimed Golden Rules, Dancing with God, and When Life Hurts.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Living Judaism: The Complete Guide to Jewish Belief, Tradition, and Practice
• Author: Wayne D. Dosick
• Publisher: HarperCollins, 2009
• ISBN: 0061748536, 9780061748530
• Length: 400 pages
• Subjects: Religion / Judaism / General