BOOKS - To Be a Jew: A Guide to Jewish Observance in Contemporary Life
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To Be a Jew: A Guide to Jewish Observance in Contemporary Life
Author: Hayim Halevy Donin
Year: January 1, 1952
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 102 MB
Language: English
Year: January 1, 1952
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 102 MB
Language: English
To Be a Jew, Rabbi Hayim Halevy Donin's classic guide to Jewish life, philosophy, and law has guided generations of Americans, Europeans, and Israelis to discover the treasures of their own religious traditions. First published in 1972, the book still stands as a reliable, practical and versatile resource for everyone from young girls preparing for bat mitzvah to old men returning to their spiritual roots. The book begins with an overview of Judaism's basic credo (including chapters on Israel's people, land, God, and Torah), moves on to describe the laws governing Jews' daily lives, the Jewish calendar, and and "The Special Occasions of Life and " from birth to death and mourning. One great strength of To Be a Jew is its blending of folk wisdom and scholarly learning. Rabbi Donin not only describes what right belief and righteous action look like but provides a rationale for these observances that engages and embraces the basic conditions of modern life. - Michael Joseph Gross
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