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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Prager, Dennis, 1948- Nine questions people ask about Judaism. New York, N.Y. : Simon and Schuster, c1981 (OCoLC)644322466 |
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| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Dennis Prager; Joseph Telushkin |
| ISBN: | 0671425943 9780671425944 0671425935 9780671425937 |
| OCLC Number: | 7550628 |
| Notes: | Previously published as: Eight questions people ask about Judaism. 1975. Bibliography: p. 198-200. Includes index. |
| Description: | 216 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Contents: | Can one doubt God's existence and still be a good Jew? -- Why do we need organized religion or Jewish laws : isn't it enough to be a good person? -- If Judaism is supposed to make people better, how do you account for unethical religious Jews and for ethical people who are not religious? -- How does Judaism differ from Christianity, Marxism and communism, and humanism? -- What is the Jewish role in the world? -- Is there a difference between anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism? -- Why are so many young Jews alienated from Judaism and the Jewish people? -- Why shouldn't I intermarry : doesn't Judaism believe in universal brotherhood? -- How do I start practicing Judaism? : The "not yet" approach ; Shabbat observance ; Involvement with Israel ; Aid to Soviet Jewry ; Lashon Ha-Rah (gossip when true, slander when false) ; Blessings, prayers, and Tefillin ; Tzedaka ; The Jewish day school ; Learning about Judaism : recommended reading. |
| Responsibility: | by Dennis Prager and Joseph Telushkin ; foreword by Herman Wouk. |
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