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This is my God / by Herman Wouk.
LIBRA BM561 .W65
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wouk, Herman, 1915-2019.
- 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
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