WHAT THE JEWS BELIEVE

by Philip Bernstein ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 22, 1951

A very simple statement of the ""common essentials of current Jewish beliefs and practises"" which clarifies the components of this religion for both Jews and Christians. The rabbi, the Torah, the Kaddish, and forms of prayer; the Jewish calendar- ""his catechism""- and the cycle of religious observances; the Holy Days; Succoth, Purim, Chanukah, Shavuos, and their origins and meaning; and finally the patterns of practice, Orthodox, Reform and Conservative- and the ways in which this old faith has found adjustment and assimilation in the new world. The author, a rabbi, extends the understanding of this religion with quiet dignity.

Pub Date: March 22, 1951

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Young

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: March 1, 1951

Categories: NONFICTION