Judaism A Short Introduction – Lavinia Cohn-Sherbok Snelle Levering

This book is an attempt to explain the Jewish religion as it is practisedoday. The first six chapters are concerned with theology. They discuss theature of God, the role of the Jewish people in God’s creation, the divisionsithin Judaism, the place of the land of Israel in God’s scheme, the futureope and the relationship between Judaism and the other great religions ofhe world. The last seven chapters describe Jewish practice. They discussewish worship, the festivals, the fast days, the ceremonies of childho…