By Rabbi Benjamin Blech
You are no fool, in fact. you recognize that during the Jewish faith Yom Kippur is the Day of Atonement and that Saturday, often called the Sabbath, is the day of relaxation. but if it involves knowing Jewish traditions, rituals, prayers, and vacations, you're feeling like you are parting and crossing the crimson Sea with out God's aid. do not placed your existence preserver on simply but! the whole Idiot's advisor to realizing Judaism, written in a hot, conversational kind through Rabbi Benjamin Blech, is a enjoyable and easy-to-understand primer to each point of this historical religion. during this whole Idiot's consultant, Rabbi Blech grants:
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The Bible considers Abraham's conclusion so important, it makes it the theme of its opening verse: In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. (Genesis 1:1) The world hasn't always existed. It had a beginning. It came into being. For that to happen, there had to be a Creator. That is the first thing we mean when we use the word Godan all-powerful being who preceded the universe and is responsible for bringing it into existence at a specific moment in time. 2011 23:36:56 page_4 Until the middle of the twentieth century, scientific theory firmly clung to the view that the world was eternal.
The link between law and lore, the rational and the mystical, will make you aware of the broad scope of Judaism's scholarly interests. Part 3, The Time of Your Life will explain how the Jewish calendar works and then introduce you to the important holidays and festivals. You'll become familiar not only with the reasons why so many days are special, but also discover the rationale for the various customs, ceremonies, and traditions associated with all the holidaysfrom Passover, the first festival given to the Jews when they became a people and celebrated their freedomright up to the newest holiday, Yom Yerushalayim, observed since 1967 as the day of liberation of Jerusalem.
And if you had to choose between mitzvot (different commandments), which one, if any, has priority? < previous page page_xxiv next page > If you like this book, buy it! 2011 23:36:53 page_xxv < previous page page_xxv next page > Page xxv This section, like any good lecture, closes with questions "from the floortwenty questions, to be precise (typical ones usually asked at the hundreds of lectures I've given on Judaism), from the permissibility of organ transplants to whether a nice Jewish boy or girl could become an astronaut.