This is my God : the Jewish way of life / Herman Wouk.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Pocket Books, c 1959, 1970Edition: Revised editionDescription: xvii, 317 p. ; 18 cmISBN:- 0671810340 :
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- BM 561 .W65 1970
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Judith Thomas Library General Stacks | Books | BM 561 .W65 1970 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | AUA013876 | Available | AUA013876 |
"A Touchstone book."
Reprint. Originally published: Rev. ed. New York : Pocket Books, c1970 (1974 printing)
Bibliography: p. 310-313.
Contents:
The remarkable survival of the Jews. Who are we? ; The prevalence of symbols --
The faith. We cannot study all of it ; The Sabbath ; The nature festivals ; The high holy days ; The minor holy days ; The prayers, the synagogue, and the worshippers ; Symbols of food, clothing, and shelter ; Birth and beginnings : men and women ; Love and marriage : and certain elegant variations ; Death --
The law. Where does authority lie? ; The Torah ; The Talmud ; Jewish common law ; From the Talmud to the present --
The present. The present ; What the Enlightenment was ; Orthodoxy ; Dissent ; Israel.