Settings of Silver: An Introduction to Judaism

by Wylen, Stephen M.

• ISBN13: 9780809139606
• ISBN10: 080913960X
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-07-01
• Publisher: Paulist Pr
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Summary

A comprehensive survey of Judaism, its history, beliefs, practices and customs, branches and sects, from its founding to the present day.

Table of Contents

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