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Settings of silver : an introduction to Judaism / by Stephen M. Wylen.

by Wylen, Stephen M., 1952-

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New York : Paulist Press, ©2000.

Judaism -- History.

Jews -- History.

9780809139606 (paperback) :

080913960X (paperback)

xv, 480 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Second edition.

What is Judaism? -- What is a Jew? -- Torah -- God -- Israel -- Jewish faith and practice -- The service of God -- Jewish worship -- The world to come -- Shabbat -- The holy days, sin and atonement -- Passover -- Other sacred days -- Judaism through the ages -- Judaism in the first century -- 70 C.E.- the turning point -- Rabbinic literature -- Jews in the Middle Ages -- The golden age of Spain and medieval Jewish philosophy -- Mysticism -- Jewish life in Eastern Europe -- Judaism in the modern age -- The road to modernity -- The three movements of modern Judaism -- Anti-Semitism and Holocaust -- Zionism and the state of Israel -- The Jews of America -- The present and the future.

An updated edition of the comprehensive introduction to the Jewish faith discusses the holy days of the Jewish year, and the daily observances and beliefs of Judaism.

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