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In What You Thought You Knew about Judaism, Reuven Bulka - rabbi, author, and psychologist - lists, explores, and explodes 341 commonly held misconceptions about Jews and Judaism. Thoroughly researched and sensitively written, this unique book describes and debunks myths about Jewish special events, the Sabbath and festivals, food, prayer services, the role of women, the Jewish attitude towards parents and teachers, the Jewish legal system, and the responsibility of Jews towards others. Within each of these broad categories, Rabbi Bulka states the various misconceptions, explains their probable origins, and compares them with the facts. And as each misconception is exposed, the truth is explained in a lively, sympathetic, and straightforward way that will appeal to readers of all kinds. Some of the misconceptions addressed in this book are: Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year; Jewish law does not forbid smoking; Divorce is a sin; For a marriage to be legally binding, a rabbi must be present; Knocking on wood is an innocuous habit; vegetarianism is consistent with Jewish tradition; lying is prohibited; Judaism is a religion. Anyone who agrees with any or all of these stateme

Author

Reuven P. Bulka

Publisher

Jason Aronson, Inc.

Published

1989

Language

EN

ISBN

9780876688670

Subjects

Religion, Judaism