The Routledge Dictionary of Judaism

Compiled by two internationally renowned experts, and with over 600 wide-ranging and informative entries, this dictionary provides the reader with an invaluable reference aid to all areas of Judaism. It covers: * Different forms of the religion, such as Orthodox, Reform, Conservative and New Age Judaism, and its history from the formative age to the present day * Its institutions, religious practices and life-cycle rites such as Bar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah, Berit Milah * Key texts and people, including the oral and written Torah, Moses, the Prophets, Abraham Joshua Heschel, Martin Buber * Holy days and festivals including Sabbath, Passover, Hanukkah, Sukkot and holy objects such as the Shofar, Lulab, Teffillin * Theological terms, doctrine and philosophy including entries on Purity and Pollution, Kavvanah and the Judaism of Holocaust and Redemption

Alan J. Avery-Peck is Kraft-Hiatt Professor of Judaic Studies and Chair of the Department of Religious Studies at the College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts.