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Judaism / written by Douglas Charing.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: DK eyewitness booksPublisher: New York, NY : DK Publishing, 2016Edition: Relaunch editionDescription: 72 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781465451767
  • 1465451765
  • 9781465451774
  • 1465451773
Other title:
  • Eyewitness Judaism
  • DK Eyewitness Judaism [Cover title]
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Being Jewish -- How it began -- The Promised Land -- The first kings -- New rulers -- Roman rule -- The Middle Ages -- Life in the Diaspora -- The pogroms -- Zionism -- The Holocaust -- The aftermath -- The synagogue -- Prayer -- Sacred books -- Writings -- Values -- Kosher food -- The faces of Judaism -- Symbols and language -- The Jewish lifetime -- High Holy Days -- Festivals -- Jewish contribution -- People and places in the Bible -- The Jewish calendar -- Find out more.
Summary: Find out what kosher food is and what special foods are eaten on holy days. See traditional items used in Jewish festivals, from the menorah to dreidels. Discover what life was like for Jewish people throughout history.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 296 C473 Available 33111008183689
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 296 C473 Available 33111008445336
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Discover the history, faith, and culture that have shaped the modern Jewish world.

Eyewitness Judaism introduces you to the Jewish religion and the way of life it preaches. Explore the evolution of this 4,000-year-old religion from one age to the next, including the changing customs and practices. With colorful features on everything from kosher food and wedding rituals to Rosh Hashanah celebrations and the Jewish calendar, it's easy to lose yourself in the pages of this richly-illustrated children's book.

Through this guide's crisp yet comprehensive text you will discover the complexities and spiritual depth of the Torah and learn who rabbis are and what they do. Readers will also get an in-depth understanding of what it means to be a Jewish person as well as the immense contributions of Jewish people to the arts and sciences.

Great for school and home projects, learn everything you need to know about Judaism with DK Eyewitness.

"Discover the history, faith, and culture that have shaped the modern Jewish world"--cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Find out what kosher food is and what special foods are eaten on holy days. See traditional items used in Jewish festivals, from the menorah to dreidels. Discover what life was like for Jewish people throughout history.

Being Jewish -- How it began -- The Promised Land -- The first kings -- New rulers -- Roman rule -- The Middle Ages -- Life in the Diaspora -- The pogroms -- Zionism -- The Holocaust -- The aftermath -- The synagogue -- Prayer -- Sacred books -- Writings -- Values -- Kosher food -- The faces of Judaism -- Symbols and language -- The Jewish lifetime -- High Holy Days -- Festivals -- Jewish contribution -- People and places in the Bible -- The Jewish calendar -- Find out more.

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