The Jewish Religion
A Companion
Published on 21. September 1995
Book
Hardback
646 pages
978-0-19-826463-7 (ISBN)
Description
This is a unique, personal testimony and companion to the Jewish religion, in which the reader will find a wealth of information on just about every aspect of Jewish belief and practice, both ancient and modern - from personalities in the Bible to Jewish thinkers and writers of the present day, customs, traditions, and Jewish ideas on subjects as diverse as dance, vegetarianism, and eternity. The book offers a riveting and invaluable repository of information for anyone, both Jew and non-Jew, wanting to learn more about the incredibly rich and diverse heritage of the Jewish religion.
Reviews / Votes
Written in a clear and concise style ... full of interesting asides, which make this very large book an enjoyable read * Journal of Semitic Studies * This is a wonderful work which combines [Jacobs's] great knowledge of Judaism and Jewish thought with his ability to make understandable complex and important issues in Judaism ... Dr Jacobs has achieved a uniformity of style which is illuminating, refreshing, and authoritative but not condescending * Michael Neiditch, President of the Jerusalem Foundation, Inc. of the United States *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 39 mm
Weight
1127 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-826463-7 (9780198264637)
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Person
Louis Jacobs is a distinguished Rabbi at the New London Synagogue. His teaching career spans both sides of the Atlantic - as visiting Professor at Lancaster University since 1988 and from 1986 at Harvard University.