To Be A Jew: A Guide To Jewish Observance In Contemporary Life - Softcover

Donin, Hayim Halevy

 
9780465086320: To Be A Jew: A Guide To Jewish Observance In Contemporary Life
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0465086322 ISBN 13: 9780465086320
Verlag: Basic Books, 1991

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The classic guide to the ageless heritage of Judaism

Embraced over many decades by hundreds of thousands of readers, To Be a Jew offers a clear and comprehensive introduction to traditional Jewish laws and customs as they apply to daily life in the contemporary world. In simple and powerful language, Rabbi Hayim Halevy Donin presents the fundamentals of Judaism, including the laws and observances for the Sabbath, the dietary laws, family life, prayer at home and in the synagogue, the major and minor holidays, and the guiding principles and observances of life, such as birth, naming, circumcision, adoption and conversion, Bar-mitzvah, marriage, divorce, death, and mourning.

Ideal for reference, reflection, and inspiration, To Be a Jew will by greatly valued by anyone who feels that knowing, understanding, and observing the laws and traditions of Judaism in daily life is the essence of what it means to be a Jew.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Rabbi Hayim Halevy Donin (1928-1983) established himself as an incomparable teacher and interpreter of Jewish laws and practice through his classic books To Be a Jew, To Pray as a Jew, and To Raise a Jewish Child, all published by Basic Books. For twenty years he was Rabbi of Congregation B'nai David in Southfield, Michigan, where he was also Adjunct Professor of Judaic Studies at the University of Detroit. Rabbi Donin held a Ph.D. in Education and was also the founder and president of the Akiva Hebrew Day School in Detroit.

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Verlag
Basic Books
Erscheinungsdatum
1991
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0465086322
ISBN 13 
9780465086320
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
368
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