This is my God / by Herman Wouk.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wouk, Herman, 1915-2019.

Contributor:

Library of Adas Kodesch Shel Emeth (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judaism.

Penn Provenance:

Adas Kodesch Shel Emeth (donor)

Physical Description:

356 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

[First edition].

Place of Publication:

Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday & Company, Inc., [1959]

Summary:

An introduction to Jewish history, faith, customs, and law.

Contents:

The remarkable survival of the Jews. Who are we? ; The prevalence of symbols

The faith. We cannot study all of it ; The Sabbath ; The nature festivals ; The high holy days ; The minor holy days ; The prayers, the synagogue, and the worshippers ; Symbols of food, clothing, and shelter ; Birth and beginnings : men and women ; Love and marriage : and certain elegant variations ; Death

The law. Where does authority lie? ; The Torah ; The Talmud ; Jewish common law ; From the Talmud to the present

The present. The present ; What the Enlightenment was ; Orthodoxy ; Dissent ; Israel.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

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

Other Format:

Online version: Wouk, Herman, 1915- This is my God.

OCLC:

377359