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Loading... To Be a Jew: A Guide to Jewish Observance in Contemporary Lifeby Hayim Halevy Donin
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. This book is full of practical information that is the classic heritage of judaism, jewish attitudes, philosophy and law.  HanoarHatzioni | Jun 9, 2009 |  An unparalleled resource for Jews and curious non-Jews on the "traditional" way of doing things. That's going to be typical mainstream Eastern European and German tradition, by the by. But it's great. (  ) Wattsian | Jan 26, 2009 | I'm currently reading a Swedish transl. of Donin's book. Please remember that this rabbi doesn't write for reform Jewish perspective. His polemics against reformed Judaism can be a bit annoying sometimes. However, this is a good introduction for newbies. (  ) ysol | Nov 28, 2008 | This is a wonderful reference for those interested in returning to an observant Jewish lifestyle (Baal Teshuva), or someone considering a halachic Orthodox conversion. Rabbi Donin covers all the major topics and issues. Donin's 'To pray as a Jew" book, is a great book to use along side this one. (  ) nproenza | Jul 14, 2008 | A nice, cover-all-the-bases type book about Juadaism. It doesn't get into anything terribly deep, but it breaks down a lot of essentials, like what exactly you are and aren't supposed to do on the Sabbath, what Purim is, etc. I wanted a very basic introduction, and so I was very pleased with this. If Donin had gone into more detail, I think I would've been annoyed since he doesn't seem to be ok with things like inter-marriage and female rabbis and homosexuality. (  ) doloreshaze55 | Oct 11, 2007 |  no reviews | add a review
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