- Hardcover: 330 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins Canada / Lifestyle (April 12 1991)
- ISBN-10: 0062715089
- ISBN-13: 978-0062715081
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.7 x 3.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 680 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
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Jewish tradition is a gift and a challenge. Living a Jewish Life is your guide to the cultural and spiritual treasures of Judaism, explained in ways that address the choices posed by modern life. From hanging a mezuzah to celebrating a wedding, from lighting Sabbath candles to choosing a synagogue that's right for you and your family, you will find "why-to's" and "how-to's" in these pages, which are tuned to both the realities of the modern world and the timeless, grounding rhythms of Jewish tradition.
Spanning the spectrum of liberal Jewish thought -- Conservative, Reconstructionist and Reform, unaffiliated, new age and secular -- this book provides a sensitive and practical introduction to making Judaism a meaningful part of your life.
Filled with anecdotes, lore, memorable quotations, history, prayers and ceremonies, Living a Jewish Life celebrates the diversity, joy and fulfillment of Jewish life today. This book is filled with your Jewish choices.
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.
About the Author
Anita Diamant is a prize-winning journalist whose previous books include The New Jewish Wedding and The New Jewish Baby Book.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
decent, but other books are better,
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This review is from: Living A Jewish Life: Jewish Traditions, Customs and Values for Today's Families (Paperback)
This is a good read. But I recomment "to pray as a Jew" and "to be a jew". This book is a good resource. I dont think it really speaks to the reader very well.
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Insights into Jewish Life,
This review is from: Living A Jewish Life: Jewish Traditions, Customs and Values for Today's Families (Paperback)
Whether you are a lost Jew, the spouse of a Jew, or just someone who is interested in Jewish observances and traditions, this is a worthwhile book to own. The authors emphasize Judaism as a series of choices that you can make or not make. They discuss, in admitted brevity, the various facets of Jewish life and Jewish customs as they have evolved since the destruction of the Temple in 70 A.D. Each chapter concludes with a list of books for further reading. You will be tempted!
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A great way to live!,
By Shirley Fertel (BEVERLY HILLS) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Living A Jewish Life: Jewish Traditions, Customs and Values for Today's Families (Paperback)
Informative, simple, and wonderfully organized! A useful addition to any Jewish library. May I also recommend A Little Joy, A Little Oy to get a similar variety of Yiddishkeit! It's so nice to see books about Jewish heritage written in an entertaining style that covers an abundance of topics.
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