The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Judaism (edition 1999)

by Benjamin Blech (Author)

Series: Complete Idiot's Guide

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From the teachings of the Torah to the meaning of the holidays, this work offers an introduction to Judaism. It offers an account of Judaic history from the time of the Pharoahs through painful events like the Holocaust and triumphant ones like the creation of modern-day Israel.

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Title:	The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Judaism
Authors:	Benjamin Blech (Author)
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Highly informative overview of Judaism and the history and culture of the Jewish people. I learned a lot. The author's approach is open and clear, though his habit of dropping a joke every couple of paragraphs grew tiresome. (

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dickmanikowski | Jul 30, 2014 |

Easy follow guide on Judaism (

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c_curtis | Sep 10, 2007 |

Very useful for mastering the basics on the different movements etc. (

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From the teachings of the Torah to the meaning of the holidays, this work offers an introduction to Judaism. It offers an account of Judaic history from the time of the Pharoahs through painful events like the Holocaust and triumphant ones like the creation of modern-day Israel.

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