Jewish Literacy Revised Ed: The Most Important Things to Know About the Jewish Religion, Its People, and Its History
Written by Joseph Telushkin
Narrated by Josh Bloomberg
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Rabbi Telushkin's expert knowledge of Judaism makes the updated and revised edition of Jewish Literacy an invaluable reference. A comprehensive yet thoroughly accessible resource for anyone interested in learning the fundamentals of Judaism, Jewish Literacy is a must for every Jewish home.
Joseph Telushkin
Joseph Telushkin is a rabbi, scholar, and bestselling author of eighteen books, among them A Code of Jewish Ethics and Words That Hurt, Words That Heal. His book Jewish Literacy is the widest-selling work on the topic of Judaism. He lives with his wife, Dvorah, in New York City, and lectures regularly throughout the United States.
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Readers find this title to be an excellent and comprehensive history of Jews and an overview of Judaism. It provides great information about Jewish history, customs, and traditions. Although there are some issues with the audio cutting off prematurely, the content is still interesting and valuable. If you are interested in Jewish history and traditions, this book is a must-read.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great book lots of good information. Great view of the Jewish history customs and traditions loved it. If you like Jewish history and traditions it’s a must read.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Excellent and comprehensive history of Jews and overview of Judaism. Exactly what I was looking for
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I've only listened to about 10% of the book, but so far a large portion of the chapters have cut off at least 5-10 seconds too early. It's annoying and jarring for the audio to cut off in the middle of a word. Other than that the information is great and interesting.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I just finished reading Jewish Literacy by Joseph Telushkin; all 750 pages. The book has been laying on my shelf, literally, since my son was confirmed at Temple, May 2012. It was given as a reward for the few kids that underwent confirmation after the Bar Mitzvah. I mentioned I was reading it tonight to one of my rabbis and suggested it as good literature to give people in the process of converting to Judaism. He said he looks for less intimidating-looking literature first, and he had a point. I will admit that I did intersperse reading it with other reading. The book looks scarily big but it is surprisingly readable and accessible for what amounts to an encyclopedia covering Jewish history, literature, practice, holidays and life-cycle.
Jewish Literacy contained a lot of material I didn't know, even though I am more involved than a typical Reform Jew. Bias alert; one of my tennis partners attended day school with him. - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Pretty good overview. It touches on almost anything one could think to ask about.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5All the questions you had about Judaism, but were afraid to ask...You can look it all up in this book. Excellent source.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Obtained this book for my library as a basic introduction to Jewish religions and the differences in the Jewish groups. There is a basic thread that runs throughout the different Jewish sects. I look forward to obtaining an updated editiion for my library. The writer composes his information so that you realy get understanding of basic ideas behind the traditions and celebrations. Well done.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5As a gentile, this book is most interesting to give insight into Jewish culture.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5a great sourcebook.