The Judaic heritage; its teachings, philosophy, and symbols / by R. Brasch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brasch, R. (Rudolph), 1912-

Contributor:

Library of Adas Kodesch Shel Emeth (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judaism.

Penn Provenance:

Adas Kodesch Shel Emeth (donor) (Libra copy)

Physical Description:

x, 437 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : D. McKay Co., [1969]

Contents:

pt. 1. The Jewish way of life

1. The faith of the Jew

2. The Jew and this world

3. The life of a Jew

4. The Jewish calendar

5. The cycle of the Jewish year

6. Jewish mysticism

pt. 2. The books of Judaism

7. The book which grew a thousand years

8. Hidden books

9. A book of two thousand authors

10. Rashi

the world's greatest commentary

11. Maimonides

guide for the perplexed

12. The Shulchan Aruch

the complete code of law

13. The prayerbook

14. Hebrew

a sacred tongue

15. Yiddish

a universal tongue of many roots

pt. 3. Jewish customs

their origin and present-day meaning

16. The synagogue

17. The chazan

18. The tallit

19. The tefillin

20. Minyan

the Jewish quorum

21. The covering of the head

22. The scroll on the door

23. Dietary laws

24. Circumcision

25. Bar Mitzvah

26. Marriage

27. Mourning.

pt. 4. Symbols of Judaism

28. The seven-branched candlestick

29. The shield of David

30. The Israeli flag

31. A hymn of hope

pt. 5. The Jew in the world

32. The Jew and civilization

33. The state of Israel

34. In search of the Ten Lost Tribes

35. Origins of Jewish family names

36. Professions without an equal

37. Strange contradictions

Index.

Local Notes:

Presented to the Penn Libraries by the Board of Governors of Adas Kodesch Shel Emeth.

Other Format:

Online version: Brasch, R. (Rudolph), 1912- Judaic heritage.

OCLC:

13364