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CONTENTS

PREFACE

I. GOD AND THE COVENANT WITH ISRAEL

God the Creator, Judge, and Redeemer 15
The Covenant with Israel

Worship and Social Morality, Election as Privilege and Responsibility, Exclusiveness and Universalism, Observance and Encounter, God in the Temple and Everywhere, Community Solidarity and Personal Responsibility

II. FOUNDATIONS FOR SURVIVAL

The Talmud
The Character of Early Judaism

III. THE MAKING OF MODERN JUDAISM

Interpretationalism and Literalism
Ibn Gabirol
Moses Maimonides
Cabalism
Persecutions in Foreign Lands
The Hasidim
The Reform Movement
The Orthodox Jews
Conservative Judaism
Zionism

IV. OBSERVANCES AND CEREMONIES

The Sabbath
The Home
The Synagogue
From Cradle to Grave
The Calendar of Feasts and Fasts

Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, Sukkoth, Simhath, Torah, Hanukkah, Purim, Pesah, Shavuoth

V. COMMON QUESTIONS ABOUT JUDAISM

Why the Names Jew, Israelite, and Hebrew?
What Do Jews Think of Jesus?
Why Do Jews Reject Jesus' Divinity?
Do Jews Accept Biblical Prophecy about the Messiah?
Do Jews Accept the Blame for the Crucifixion?
What Do Jews Think of Christians?
Why B.C.E. and C.E.?
Do Jews Baptize?
What Is the Jewish Conception of Man?
Do Jews Believe in Intermarriage?
Are Jews Missionary-Minded?
What is the Relationship between American Jews and Israel?
What is the Status of Jews in America?

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