A comprehensive survey of Judaism, its history, beliefs, practices and customs, branches and sects, from its founding to the present day.
PART ONE: WHAT IS JUDAISM?
What is a Jew?
3
(12)
Torah
15
(22)
God
37
(16)
Israel
53
(26)
PART TWO: JEWISH FAITH AND PRACTICE
The Service of God
79
(20)
Jewish Worship
99
(11)
The World to Come
110
(14)
Shabbat
124
(13)
The Holy Days, Sin and Atonement
137
(16)
Passover
153
(17)
Other Sacred Days
170
(15)
PART THREE: JUDAISM THROUGH THE AGES
Judaism in the First Century
185
(22)
70 C.E.---The Turning Point
207
(14)
Rabbinic Literature
221
(12)
Jews in the Middle Ages
233
(19)
The Golden Age of Spain and Medieval Jewish Philosophy
252
(19)
Mysticism
271
(16)
Jewish Life in Eastern Europe
287
(26)
PART FOUR: JUDAISM IN THE MODERN AGE
The Road to Modernity
313
(23)
The Three Movements of Modern Judaism
336
(22)
Anti-Semitism and Holocaust
358
(22)
Zionism and the State of Israel
380
(27)
The Jews of America
407
(21)
The Present and Future
428
(13)
Glossary
441
(18)
Bibliography
459
(12)
Index
471
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