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008			991025s2000 nyu b 000 0 eng
010			_a 99055288
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040			_aDLC _cDLC _dDLC
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050	0	0	_aBM 561 _b.R58 2000
082	0	0	_a296 _221
100	1		_aRobinson, George, _d1953- _92539
245	1	0	_aEssential Judaism : _ba complete guide to beliefs, customs, and rituals / _cGeorge Robinson.
260			_aNew York : _bPocket Books, _cc2000.
300			_axxi, 644 p. ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [599]-617).
505			_aContents:
505			_aService of the heart : prayer and ritual -- Rejoice in your festivals : the Jewish year -- Birth to death : a Jewish life cycle -- 613 ways : living a Jewish life -- In the beginning : the Hebrew Bible -- The rabbis said : the Talmud and other rabbinical writings -- Jewish mysticism : emanations of the eternal -- The philosophers : the continuing evolution of Jewish thought -- Beyond the rabbis : how Judaism got where it is today -- Appendix 1. Some key documents of contemporary Jewish belief -- Appendix 2. A time line of major events -- Appendix 3. Where the Jews are today -- Appendix 4. Jewish holidays, 1999-2006 -- Appendix 5. How do I know it's kosher? An orthodox union kosher primer.
520			_aSummary:
520			_aThis book is a comprehensive, hands-on volume that provides an up-to-date overview of the practices and beliefs of the Jews, as well as a guide to religious traditions, everyday practices, philosophical beliefs, and historical foundations of judaism.
650		0	_aJudaism. _92540
856	4	2	_3Contributor biographical information _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/simon054/99055288.html
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/simon031/99055288.html
856	4	1	_3Sample text _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0705/99055288-s.html
856	4	1	_3Table of contents only _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0707/99055288-t.html
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942			_2lcc _cBOOK _hBM 561 _i.R58 2000
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